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Management of an infected preauricular sinus, using a lacrimal probe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2006

A. P. Coatesworth
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, York Hospital, York, UK.
H. Patmore
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, York Hospital, York, UK.
J. Jose
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, York Hospital, York, UK.

Abstract

This paper describes a technique for managing a preauricular abscess that allows drainage of the pus, with little or no disturbance to the underlying sinus, making any subsequent surgery more straight forward.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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