Parapharyngeal abscess in children - five year retrospective study Summary
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Parapharyngeal abscess in children: five year retrospective study.
UNLABELLED Lateropharyngeal and retropharyngeal abscesses are potentially life threatening infections in children AIM To review the etiologic, clinical, and imaging signs of lateropharyngeal and retropharyngeal abscesses in children as well as treatment-outcomes and complications using a surgical trans-oral approach. METHOD Retrospective analysis of 11 children, hospitalized in the last 5 y...
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تاریخ انتشار 2010