OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe a practical imaging approach to
evaluating collections in the retropharyngeal space. CONCLUSION. The differential …

Acute mastoiditis is a serious complication of acute otitis media in children. Suppurative
disease in the mastoid region occasionally spreads to the adjacent dura mater of the …

Purpose The purpose of this work was to assess the advantages and disadvantages of MRI
versus CT in the initial evaluation of acute infections involving the neck. Method We …

Background Retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses (RPAs, PPAs) usually affect
young children. Surgical drainage and/or antibiotic therapy are treatment of choice, but no …

Background Differentiation of postoperative neck abscess from non-infected fluid is
important because the treatment is different. Purpose To determine specific CT findings that …

OBJECTIVE. The radiologist plays several important roles in the diagnosis and management
of pediatric neck infections and masses. Although the clinical diagnosis of an infection is …

Retropharyngeal abscess complicated by carotid artery ruptur... : Pediatric Critical Care
Medicine Retropharyngeal abscess complicated by carotid artery rupture : Pediatric Critical …

Deep neck space infections in children are not an uncommon presentation to an
otolaryngologist and with appropriate antibiotic therapy, often in conjunction with surgical …

Introduction Retropharyngeal abscess is a well-known entity in children, but can also occur
in adults. The two main vascular complications are vascular compression and …

Background/aim: Our aim was to interpret the effects of deep neck space abscesses on the
adjacent carotid artery according to abscess location, as well as to determine narrowing by …