Ultrasound-guided aspiration of an orbital abscess.

Subhash Kumar Bhawesh Chandra Saha Mala Mahto

Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2022)

A 10-year-old boy presented with severe proptosis due to a retrobulbar abscess. Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration was performed under intravenous sedation with complete abscess core decompression and resolution of proptosis.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
rare case
high dose
early onset
single molecule
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
drug induced