Office-Based Drainage of a Parapharyngeal Abscess with Surgeon-Performed Transoral Ultrasound

Abstract

A parapharyngeal abscess (PPA) was diagnosed and aspirated under local anesthesia using transoral ultrasound by an ENT surgeon. This case demonstrates that transoral ultrasound is a valuable point-of-care tool for both diagnosing PPA and enabling minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided drainage. Laryngoscope, 135:2375–2378, 2025.