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Peritonsillar Abscess Simulator: A Low-Cost, High-Fidelity Trainer.
J Educ Teach Emerg Med
April 2022
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Cincinnati, OH.
Audience: Our reusable low-cost peritonsillar abscess simulator (PTA) simulator is designed to train emergency medicine (EM) residents, fellows, and medical students. Trainees who are interested in otolaryngology (OTL) or this specific disease may also benefit from this simulator.
Introduction: Peritonsillar abscess is one of the most common deep infections 1 of the head and neck, accounting for 7589 consultations and 11069 hospital bed days in the UK between 2009-2010.
Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
April 2017
Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fevzi Çakmak Parish MuhsinYazıcıoğlust. No: 10, Kaynarca, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address:
Aim: Pycnodysostosis is a rare autosomal, recessive, skeletal dysplasia caused by a mutation in the cathepsin k gene. Pycnodysostosis is characterized by short stature, characteristic facial appearance (delayed closure of fontanelles and cranial sutures, mandibular hypoplasia and angle disorder, blue sclera), and acroosteolysis of the distal phalanges. Our aim was to describe the otorhinolaryngologic findings, differential diagnoses, various treatment options, and followup in eight cases of pycnodysostosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdult tonsillectomy: anatomical differences affect postoperative transient hypernasality.
Folia Phoniatr Logop
October 2015
ENT Day Surgery Department, St. John Grande's Hospital, Kraków, Poland.
Objective: Our purpose was to determine how anatomical conditions of the throat influence the degree and duration of posttonsillectomy transient hypernasality.
Patients And Methods: A total of 82 tonsillectomies were performed. The participants were divided into groups: 1 – small tonsils, high soft palate position; 4 – large tonsils, low soft palate position, and 2 and 3 – intermediate tonsil dimensions and soft palate positions.
Clinical features of peritonsillar abscess in children.
Pediatr Neonatol
December 2012
Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Background: Peritonsillar abscess is an acute infection located between the capsule of the palatine tonsil and the superior constrictor muscle of the pharynx. The reports regarding pediatric cases have been scanty.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the patients less than 18 years of age hospitalized at a medical center with a final diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess from January 1999 through December 2009.
[Peritonsillar infections: prospective study of 100 consecutive cases].
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp
September 2012
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, España.
Introduction: Peritonsillar infection is the most frequent complication of acute tonsillitis. Peritonsillar infections are collections of purulent material, usually located between the tonsillar capsule and the superior constrictor of the pharynx. Peritonsillar infection can be divided into abscess and cellulitis.
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