Epidural Abscess After Injection Pharyngoplasty: A Case Report

Abdullah Alanazi; Albert Merati

doi:10.1002/lary.30693

Epidural Abscess After Injection Pharyngoplasty: A Case Report

Laryngoscope. 2023 Dec;133(12):3409-3411. doi: 10.1002/lary.30693. Epub 2023 Apr 12.

Authors

Abdullah Alanazi¹, Albert Merati¹

Affiliation

¹ Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

PMID: 37042543
DOI: 10.1002/lary.30693

Abstract

VPI occurs when the seal between the oral and nasal cavities does not doesn't close completely. One of the treatment options is an injection pharyngoplasty (IP). We are presenting a life threating -threatening case of epidural abscess after in- office injection pharyngoplasty IP. Laryngoscope, 133:3409-3411, 2023.

Keywords: bacteremia; complication; epidural abscess; injection pharyngoplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Epidural Abscess* / drug therapy
Epidural Abscess* / etiology
Epidural Abscess* / surgery
Humans
Injections
Pharynx / surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency* / surgery