Read before the Clinical Section of the Suffolk District Medical Society, December 19, 1900.

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 ...

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