Journal Reviews

Is medical therapy without surgical treatment sufficient in treating peritonsillar abscess?

1 July 2018 | | ceftriaxone, clindamycin, complications, dexamethasone, failure, medical therapy, peritonsillar abscess, success, surgical therapy

Standard treatment of peritonsillar abscess (PTA) has typically involved both medical therapy and surgical drainage either in the form of needle aspiration, or incision and drainage. However, is medical without surgical treatment sufficient? The authors suggest that medical therapy without...

Local dexamethasone infiltration in tonsillectomy

1 May 2015 | | dexamethasone, pain, tonsillectomy

Intravenous dexamethasone is routinely given during tonsillectomy for its effects on postoperative pain and nausea. This Chinese randomised study divided 240 children undergoing tonsillectomy into three groups, receiving either no steroid, intravenous dexamethasone, or the same amount of dexamethasone infiltrated...