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J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. · Oct 1998
The use of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool for superficial fascial space infections.
- M Peleg, Z Heyman, L Ardekian, and S Taicher.
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
- J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 1998 Oct 1;56(10):1129-31; discussion 1132.
PurposeThis study examined the value of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool in the treatment of superficial acute odontogenic fascial space infections.Patients And MethodsThe study group consisted of 50 patients in whom both radiographic and sonographic examinations, as well as a needle aspiration, were performed.ResultsPurulent fluid was aspirated in 22 of the 50 patients. Six patients diagnosed as suffering from cellulitis had a repeated ultrasonography scan. In four, abscess formation was diagnosed on the third day.ConclusionsUltrasonography is an effective diagnostic tool to confirm abscess formation in the superficial fascial spaces and is highly predictable in detecting the stage of infection.
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