Surgical Drainage of Neck Abscesses

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2025-04-22

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43484
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Surgical drainage of deep neck abscesses.pdf (3.57 MB)
Authors
Fagan, Johan
Morkel, Jean
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Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery

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University of Cape Town

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Division of Otorhinolaryngology
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
Neck abscesses can be difficult to drain and have fatal consequences if not time-ously diagnosed, accurately localised and promptly incised and drained. Yet the management is commonly left in the hands of surgical trainees. This chapter presents the relevant surgical anatomy and surgical approaches to the different fascial spaces of the head and neck. Because fascial planes both direct and confine spread of sepsis, it is important to have an understanding of the fascial planes and fascial spaces of the head and neck.
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Deep Neck Sepsis, Neck Spaces, Deep Cervical Fascia, Ludwig's Angina, Qunisy, Prevertebral Space, Pretracheal Space, Parapharyngeal Space, Carotid Space, Danger Space, Visceral Space, Retropharyngeal Space, Fascial Plan of the Neck

Reference:

Fagan, J. & Morkel, J. 2025. Surgical Drainage of Neck Abscesses. In Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery. J. Fagan, Ed.Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. 27. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43484 .

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