ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2023
Drainage of Inferiorly Extended Peritonsillar Abscess Using an Endoscope and Radiofrequency Device: Technical note.
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Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common deep neck infection of the head and neck, but pharyngeal edema extending behind or below the tonsil and spreading to the larynx is atypical. Accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment are required because airway obstruction, descending mediastinitis, or thrombophlebitis may result. We evaluated surgical outcomes of inferiorly extended PTA (IEPTA) using an endoscope and a radiofrequency device for intraoral drainage. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 56 patients with IEPTA who underwent incisional drainage between 2013 and 2021. Two experienced surgeons performed intraoral drainage using an endoscope and a radiofrequency device (endoscopic group [EG]) or without such devices (WEG). Thirty (male: 26, female: four; mean age: 51.3 years), and 26 (male: 21, female: five; mean age: 55.9 years) patients in the EG and WEG, respectively, were evaluated. The mean hospitalization durations were 6.7 and 14.5 days for the EG and WEG, respectively (p<0.01). There were significant between-group differences regarding the number of tracheostomies conducted to secure an airway or surgical field (EG: four (13.3%); WEG: 16 (61.5%); p<0.01. The hospitalization duration for patients undergoing tracheostomy was significantly shorter in the EG than in the WEG (9.3 vs. 18.5 days, respectively; p=0.01). No significant difference in the mean hospital stay was observed for patients who did not undergo tracheostomy ([EG: 6.3, WEG: 8.2] days; p=0.081). IEPTA drainage using an endoscope and a radiofrequency instrument can reduce duration of hospitalization and tracheostomy procedures compared with the conventional method. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-022-03362-0.
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