Transoral ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of peritonsillar abscess

Salihoğlu, Murat; Eroğlu, Murat; Yıldırım, Ali Osman; Çakmak, Adem; Hardal, Umit; Kara, Kemal

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.09.023

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“…7 TOUS has also been used to image and biopsy perioral and retropharyngeal lesions. [14][15][16] For TOUS scanning, there were several studies using endovaginal, endocavitary, or hockey stick transducer. [14][15][16] However, in the case of patients with trismus, sensitive gag reflex, or in children, it is difficult to use in an office-based setting with these transducers; however, our newly designed, smaller, and handier intraoral transducer can overcome this drawback.…”

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Transoral sonographic diagnosis of submandibular duct calculi

Cho¹,

Lim²,

Park³

2013

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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We present a case of submandibular duct calculi diagnosed using transoral sonography. Sonography is the first-line imaging modality of salivary gland calculi. However, it is performed via a transcutaneous approach, which is limited in identifying small salivary duct calculi. Using an intraoral transducer, transoral sonography can visualize the submandibular duct and detect the presence of small calculi, thus overcoming the limitations of transcutaneous sonography.

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Transoral sonographic diagnosis of submandibular duct calculi

Cho¹,

Lim²,

Park³

2013

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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“…Transoral ultrasonography is a well-known technique for examining the carotid artery [1][2][3][4], known as "transoral carotid ultrasonography" (TOCU). Transoral ultrasonography is also useful in the field of otolaryngology, in addition to angiology [5][6][7]. In transoral ultrasonography, a transvaginal probe is inserted into the mouth and then placed on the wall of the pharynx.…”

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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Aspiration of Peritonsillar Abscesses: Utility of Transoral Pharyngeal Ultrasonography

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A peritonsillar abscess is a common deep infection that is usually related to acute tonsillitis. Needle aspiration is often performed for diagnosis and treatment, but several complications, including puncture of the carotid artery, may occur, even when performed by properly trained physicians. The utility of transoral pharyngeal ultrasonography (TOPU) equipped with a biopsy adaptor for safe and full aspiration is presented. A 19-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of a peritonsillar abscess. TOPU showed the abscess and a branch of the carotid artery, and an otolaryngologist performed puncture through the biopsy adaptor with the aid of the ultrasound image. Needle aspiration was accomplished by avoiding arterial puncture and monitoring the shrinkage of the abscess. TOPU-guided needle aspiration is useful in the safe drainage of peritonsillar abscesses.

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“…Instead, intraoral ultrasound can provide ionized-free, low-cost and real-time imaging of PTA, though it may be difficult to use in patients with severe trismus and active oral tongue musculature [ 9 , 10 ]. Most studies only use intraoral ultrasound as a static diagnostic image modality, and afterwards, perform a “blind” needle aspiration of the PTA, as a two-step maneuver [ 7 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ]. A few case reports describe the use of an endocavity transducer, designed for transvaginal examination for real-time image guidance of the PTA needle aspiration [ 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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A Novel Technique for Intraoral Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration of Peritonsillar Abscess

2018

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Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a common complication to acute tonsillitis. The treatment is drainage of the abscess, but many needle aspirations are unsuccessful due to a low diagnostic accuracy based on oral examination only. In this article, we describe how intraoral ultrasound can be added to improve the diagnostic work-up of PTA and present a novel technique for ultrasound-guided aspiration of PTA, using a small pencil-shaped transducer. We present our first clinical experiences with this technique and describe how it could be integrated in a clinical setting to guide safe and successful needle aspirations of PTA.

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Transoral ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of peritonsillar abscess

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Transoral sonographic diagnosis of submandibular duct calculi

Transoral sonographic diagnosis of submandibular duct calculi

Ultrasound-Guided Needle Aspiration of Peritonsillar Abscesses: Utility of Transoral Pharyngeal Ultrasonography

A Novel Technique for Intraoral Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration of Peritonsillar Abscess

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