Endoscopic Drainage of an Odontogenic Pterygoid Muscle Abscess

The infratemporal fossa (ITF) is a potential space bounded by bony structures that can be occupied by both benign and malignant tumors. It is also a potential area of abscess development, most commonly of dental origin. As with any abscess, the treatment of an ITF abscess is surgical drainage. We pr...

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Main Authors: Rickul Varshney, Faisal Zawawi, Marc A. Tewfik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/215793