Parotid Abscess Treated with Percutaneous Drainage / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The parotid abscess is a rare disease. It occurs mainly in patients with poor oral hygiene, dehydration, and immune compromised. This study aims to analyze clinical presentations of the parotid abscess treated with ultrasonography and fluoroscopy guided percutaneous drainage. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: A retrospective review of medical records were carried out for nine patients with parotid abscess treated with percutaneous drainage during the period from March 2007 to May 2013. RESULTS: Of the nine patients identified with parotid abscess, there were seven males and two females who were in the age range of 41 to 85 years (mean age of 61.8). The mean level of the serum amylase was 167.4 IU/L (ranging from 52 to 343). Of the nine patients, two were found with intra-parotid cystic tumor, one was infected with the Tuberculosis, and six were found with an unidentifed parenchymal infection. All except one patient were improved after percutaneous drainage. One patient, who suffered underlying diabetes, chronic renal failure and liver cirrhosis, died due to sepsis that rapidly progressed from parotid abscess despite percutaneous drainage. The mean period of hospitalization was 16.1 days. Bacteria isolations resulted in identification for 4 patients (44.4%). CONCLUSION: Parotid abscess could be successfully treated with ultrasonography and fluoroscopy guided percutaneous drainage unless it involved multiple regions or progressing rapidly.