OBJECTIVE: To characterize presentation, treatment, and outcomes of pediatric retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) and determine optimal treatment. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SUBJECTS AND ...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the relative frequency of retropharyngeal abscesses (RPAs) vs lateral pharyngeal abscesses (LPAs) and to analyze alternative approaches for surgical drainage. DESIGN ...

In 39 patients abscesses were peritonsillar, 10 patients had parapharyngeal and 5 retropharyngeal abscesses. Mean ages were 9.3, 6.6 and 4.6 years old respectively. Thirty patients (55.6% ...