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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

Incision and drainage, or Tonsillectomy are surgical modalities in the management of peritonsillar abscess. tonsillectomy is oindicated in peritonsillar abscess in severe upper airway obstruction, previous episodes of severe recurrent pharyngitis or peritonsillar abscess and in unresolving peritonsillar abscess after antibiotics and incision and drainage.

Surgery

Surgical modalities in the management of peritonsillar abscess involve the use of the following:

Indications for tonsillectomy in peritonsillar abscess

The following are the indications for tonsillectomy in patients with peritonsillar abscess.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. Windfuhr JP (2016). "Indications for tonsillectomy stratified by the level of evidence". GMS Curr Top Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 15: Doc09. doi:10.3205/cto000136. PMC 5169082. PMID 28025609.
  2. Mcleod R, Brahmabhatt P, Owens D (2016). "Tonsillectomy is not a procedure of limited value - the unseen costs of tonsillitis and quinsy on hospital bed consumption". Clin Otolaryngol. doi:10.1111/coa.12773. PMID 27754588.
  3. Windfuhr JP (2016). "[Evidence-based Indications for Tonsillectomy]". Laryngorhinootologie. 95 Suppl 1: S38–87. doi:10.1055/s-0041-109590. PMID 27128404.
  4. Rasp G (2015). "[Tonsillectomy]". Laryngorhinootologie. 94 (4): 218–9. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1548998. PMID 25837365.

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