Diagnosis of Peritonsillar Abscess-A Prospective Study Comparing Clinical with CT Findings in 133 Consecutive Patients.

François Voruz, Rebecca Revol, Christophe Combescure, Yan Monnier, Minerva Becker, Nicolas Dulguerov

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

Peritonsillitis in primary care: patient characteristics and care pathways - a population-based registry study.BMC primary care · 2026
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Spontaneous Rupture of a Peritonsillar Abscess Mimicking Successful Incision and Drainage: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026
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HMGB1 and Kallistatin: Novel Serological Markers for Differentiating Peritonsillar Cellulitis and Abscess.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Accurate Diagnosis of Peritonsillar Abscesses Using Relative CT Number Measurements in Low-Density Areas of Contrast CT Images.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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6 authors.

François VoruzDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2774-5507

Rebecca RevolDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

Christophe CombescureDepartment of Health and Community Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2631-4780

Yan MonnierDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

Minerva BeckerDiagnostic Department, Division of Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

Nicolas DulguerovDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8676-3698

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6 · The paper itself

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clinical assessmentcontrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT)diagnostic performanceperitonsillar abscessquinsytonsillar abscesstrismus

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PMID39857112

DOI10.3390/diagnostics15020228

PMCPMC11765337

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