%0 Journal Article %T The effectiveness of conservative management for retropharyngeal abscesses greater than 2£¿cm %A A. Khudan %A G. Jugmohansingh %A S. Islam %A S. Medford %A V. Naraynsingh %J Archive of "Annals of Medicine and Surgery". %D 2016 %R 10.1016/j.amsu.2016.10.001 %X Conservative management for retropharyngeal abscesses <2 cm is now a first line option. It is unclear if conservative management can be used to manage larger abscesses without increased morbidity and mortality %K Retropharyngeal %K Para-pharyngeal and peri-tonsillar abscesses %K Conservative management %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5065001/