NEEDLE ASPIRATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS
- VernacularTitle:穿刺抽脓治疗扁桃体周围脓肿的临床分析
- Author:
Xiaochuan LI
;
Lequn WU
;
Jialian WU
;
Yonghong LIU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
peritonsillar abscess, needle aspiration
- From:
Journal of Chongqing Medical University
1986;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Forty-five patients with peritonsillar abscesses(PA) were treated by needle aspiration. Pus was drawn in 89%(40/45) of the cases at the first aspiration and repeated aspiration was necessary in 33%(15/45) of the patients. All of the patients were cured by needle aspiration without further invasive therapy and no serious complication was observed. 32 out of 45 patients were available for follow-up. Among them, three had another recurrent PA in situ and the other ten(31%) had recurrent tonsillitis. However, analysis showed that the patients under 35 years of age had higher recurreuce rate of PA of recurrent tonsillitis than those over 35 years old(P
