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==Background==
*Using intraoral ultrasound can increase your success rate for identifying [[peritonsillar abscess]]
*Ultrasound can increase your success rate for drainage over landmark method by 50%<ref>Constantino TG, Satz WA, Dehnkamp W, Goett H. Randomized Trial Comparing Intraoral Ultrasound to Landmark-based Needle Aspiration in Patients with Suspected Peritonsillar Abscess. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2012; 19(6):626-631.</ref>
*An alternative transcutaneous approach for identifying [[peritonsillar abscess]] is to apply a linear probe at the angle of the mandible  <ref>Rehrer M, Mantuani D, Nagdev A. Identification of peritonsillar abscess by transcutaneous cervical ultrasound. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013; 31: 267.e1–267.e3 </ref>

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