초음파 유도하 Angiocatheter를 이용한 두경부 농양의 세척 및 배농 2예

Two Cases of Ultrasound-Guided Angiocatheter Irrigation and Drainage of the Head and Neck Abscesses

Head and neck abscess usually requires hospitalization, intravenous antibiotic therapy, and surgical incision and drainage. Open surgical drainage may result in unsightly scars. We report two cases of a 56-year-old man with a facial abscess and a 47-year-old man with a parotid abscess. The patients were successfully treated with ultra-sound-guided angiocatheter irrigation and drainage without scar. Ultrasound-guided angiocatheter irrigation and drainage can be a simple, safe and effective alternative procedure to open surgery in the management of the se-lected head and neck abscesses.