A New Trend in the Management of Pediatric Deep Neck Abscess: Achievement of the Medical Treatment Alone

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ÇAKIR ÇETİN A., OLGUN Y., Ozses A., ERDAĞ T. K.

TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.55, no.2, pp.57-63, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tao.2017.2181
  • Journal Name: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.57-63
  • Keywords: Pediatric, neck, abscess, medical treatment, INFECTIONS, CHILDREN, IMPACT
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Albeit the traditional opinion that advocates a routine surgical drainage for the treatment of an abscess, the case series presenting high success rates of the medical therapy alone is increasing in deep neck abscesses of childhood. This research focuses on children whose deep neck abscess fully disappeared after only medical treatment.