PeriTonsillar Abscess

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PTA
Pronunciation
/ˌper.ɪˈtɒn.sɪ.lər ˈab.ses/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. A peritonsillar abscess or quinsy may follow an acute tonsillitis and it is usually confined to one side. The circumscribed mass lesion present here in the sella turcica is a pituitary adenoma.
  2. Incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscess
  3. Treatment and clinical investigation of peritonsillar abscess : 186 cases report
  4. Treatment and clinical investigation of peritonsillar abscess 186 cases repot
  5. Needle aspiration for the treatment of peritonsillar abscess

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