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

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% ...

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