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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
On the basis of computed tomographical findings, peritonsillar abscess may be classified into 3 broad categories based on the following: | |||
1. '''Shape of the abscess''' | |||
On the basis of shape it may be classified as:<ref name="pmid26527518">{{cite journal| author=Kawabata M, Umakoshi M, Makise T, Miyashita K, Harada M, Nagano H et al.| title=Clinical classification of peritonsillar abscess based on CT and indications for immediate abscess tonsillectomy. | journal=Auris Nasus Larynx | year= 2016 | volume= 43 | issue= 2 | pages= 182-6 | pmid=26527518 | doi=10.1016/j.anl.2015.09.014 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26527518 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Oval]] type or | |||
*Cap type | |||
2. '''Location of the abscess''' | |||
On the basis of abscess location it may be differentiated into the following:<ref name="pmid26527518">{{cite journal| author=Kawabata M, Umakoshi M, Makise T, Miyashita K, Harada M, Nagano H et al.| title=Clinical classification of peritonsillar abscess based on CT and indications for immediate abscess tonsillectomy. | journal=Auris Nasus Larynx | year= 2016 | volume= 43 | issue= 2 | pages= 182-6 | pmid=26527518 | doi=10.1016/j.anl.2015.09.014 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26527518 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Superior]] or | |||
*Inferior | |||
3. '''Shape and location''' | |||
On the basis of shaped and location it may be classified as:<ref name="pmid26527518">{{cite journal| author=Kawabata M, Umakoshi M, Makise T, Miyashita K, Harada M, Nagano H et al.| title=Clinical classification of peritonsillar abscess based on CT and indications for immediate abscess tonsillectomy. | journal=Auris Nasus Larynx | year= 2016 | volume= 43 | issue= 2 | pages= 182-6 | pmid=26527518 | doi=10.1016/j.anl.2015.09.014 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26527518 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Superior]] [[Oval]] type | |||
*[[Superior]] Cap type | |||
*Inferior [[Oval]] type and | |||
*Inferior Cap type | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Classification
On the basis of computed tomographical findings, peritonsillar abscess may be classified into 3 broad categories based on the following:
1. Shape of the abscess
On the basis of shape it may be classified as:[1]
- Oval type or
- Cap type
2. Location of the abscess
On the basis of abscess location it may be differentiated into the following:[1]
- Superior or
- Inferior
3. Shape and location
On the basis of shaped and location it may be classified as:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kawabata M, Umakoshi M, Makise T, Miyashita K, Harada M, Nagano H; et al. (2016). "Clinical classification of peritonsillar abscess based on CT and indications for immediate abscess tonsillectomy". Auris Nasus Larynx. 43 (2): 182–6. doi:10.1016/j.anl.2015.09.014. PMID 26527518.