Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례

퀸시 편도절제술로 치료한 편도하극의 편도주위농양 3예

김기현1, 김동욱1,*, 이병돈1, 장혁순1
Ki Hyun Kim1, Dong Wook Kim1,*, Byung Don Lee1, Hyuck Soon Chang1
1순천향대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
1Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea
*교신저자: 김동욱, 140-743 서울 용산구 한남동 657번지 순천향대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 전화: (02) 709-9361·전송: (02) 794-9628 E-mail: kdw1228@hosp.sch.ac.kr

© Copyright 2007 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Sep 17, 2007; Accepted: Oct 24, 2007

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a collection of pus in the lateral to tonsil and is located between the fibrous capsule of the palatine tonsil, usually at its upper pole, and the superior to the pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It frequently occurs as a complication of acute tonsillitis. PTA is usually found in the superior pole of the tonsil. However, in some cases, the abscess occurs in the inferior pole of the tonsil and is called inferior pole peritonsillar abscess (IPPA) . Treatment options for classic PTA include intravenous antibiotics, drainage by needle aspiration, incision and drainge, or quinsy tonsillectomy. However, in the case of an IPPA, needle drainage or incision and drainage would be technically difficult and potentially dangerous. quinsy tonsillectomy provide a safe and easy method of evacuating such abscesses and ensures complete drainage. We report three cases of inferior pole peritonsillar abscess managed with quinsy tonsillectomy. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2007;18:266–270)

Keywords: 편도하극의 편도주위농양; 퀸시 편도절제술
Keywords: Peritonsillar abscess; Tonsillectomy