Bal KK, Gür H, Demir I, Ismi O, Vayisoglu Y, Gorur K, Ozcan C, Unal M. Mortal condition in an unusual localization, analysis of isolated tongue and tongue base abscesses. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(32): 7778-7784 [PMID: 38073684 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i32.7778]
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Kemal Koray Bal, MD, Lecturer, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University, Çiftlikköy/Yenişehir/Mersin, Mersin 33160, Mersin, Turkey. dr.kemalkoraybal@gmail.com
Research Domain of This Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Article-Type of This Article
Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2023; 11(32): 7778-7784 Published online Nov 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i32.7778
Mortal condition in an unusual localization, analysis of isolated tongue and tongue base abscesses
Kemal Koray Bal, Harun Gür, Ibrahim Demir, Onur Ismi, Yusuf Vayisoglu, Kemal Gorur, Cengiz Ozcan, Murat Unal
Kemal Koray Bal, Harun Gür, Ibrahim Demir, Onur Ismi, Yusuf Vayisoglu, Kemal Gorur, Cengiz Ozcan, Murat Unal, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University, Mersin 33160, Mersin, Turkey
Author contributions: Bal KK, Gür H, Demir I, Ismi O, Vayisoglu Y, Gorur K, Ozcan C, and Unal M contributed to the conception and design, data collection and analysis of this study, and manuscript drafting.
Institutional review board statement: Ethics committee approval was received for our study.
Informed consent statement: Written and verbal consent was obtained from all patients participating in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Our data can be shared.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Kemal Koray Bal, MD, Lecturer, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University, Çiftlikköy/Yenişehir/Mersin, Mersin 33160, Mersin, Turkey. dr.kemalkoraybal@gmail.com
Received: September 29, 2023 Peer-review started: September 29, 2023 First decision: October 9, 2023 Revised: October 18, 2023 Accepted: November 2, 2023 Article in press: November 2, 2023 Published online: November 16, 2023 Processing time: 47 Days and 15.9 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Discussing the treatment methods and complications of this rare disease will contribute to science. Its rarity may make the disease difficult to diagnose and cause increased mortality.
Research motivation
The fact that our patient series has the highest number of patients in the English literature makes our study very valuable.
Research objectives
We aimed to discuss this very rare disease, which can be fatal, within the literature information. Because there is no algorithm or general information about its treatment.
Research methods
We have eleven patients in our approximately three-year study, where patient data is complete.
Research results
Three anterior abscesses (27%), two lateral abscesses (18%) in group 1, six abscesses at the base of the tongue (54%) in group 2 were detected.
Research conclusions
Surgical drainage of abscesses larger than one centimeter is inevitable and the clinician should be hurried as soon as the need for a tracheotomy occurs.
Research perspectives
Poor oral hygiene and prevention of odontogenic diseases can prevent this fatal disease.
