• Indian J Dent Res · May 2012

    Case Reports

    Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of parotid abscess.

    • André Takahashi, Marcelo Zillo Martini, Juliana Seo, Humberto Gomes de Oliveira Neto, and Elio Hitoshi Shinohara.
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School Ponta Grossa State University, Paraná, Brazil.
    • Indian J Dent Res. 2012 May 1;23(3):423-5.

    AbstractUltrasound (US) has been used as a tool for parotid abscess diagnosis and treatment. The present article aimed to report a case of 72-year-old woman with parotid abscess treated by US-guided needle aspiration and conventional surgical drainage. Along with the clinical report, indications, advantages, and limitations of the method are discussed.

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