Comparative analysis of methods of diagnostic ultrasound of peritonsillar abscess

Abstract

In the daily clinical practice of an otorhinolaryngologist, purulent-inflammatory diseases of the pharynx are often encountered. Peritonsillar abscess occupies one of the leading positions among them. Computed tomography and diagnostic ultrasound are proposed as auxiliary instrumental research methods in modern clinical guidelines. The first, with its high sensitivity, has a number of disadvantages: the high cost of the study and low availability. Ultrasound examination has a number of advantages, such as high availability, the ability to detect specific changes characteristic of an abscess, depending on the methods used. This article is devoted to the study of the effectiveness of various methods of diagnostic ultrasound of peritonsillar abscess.