Deep neck abscess with risk of airway obstruction in an infant. A case report

Introduction and objective: Retropharyngeal abscess are uncommon. They usually occur in children younger than 5 years and most of them are polymicrobial infections. Method: We report a case of a six-month-old boy with an abscess of 7 cm3 that required incision and transoral surgical drainage. We use...

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Main Authors: Eugenia LÓPEZ-SIMÓN, Patricia CORRIOLS-NOVAL, NATHALIA CASTILLO-LEDESMA, Carmelo MORALES-ANGULO
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2019-11-01
Series:Revista ORL
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/2444-7986/article/view/19703