title: [Upper airway obstruction after peritonsillar abscess drainage: case report.].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Peritonsillar abscess is an unusual complication, but predisposes to severe upper airway complications. This report aimed at presenting a case of upper airway obstruction after surgical drainage of a peritonsillar abscess in a healthy young female patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  Young female patient, 26 years old, with severe peritonsillar abscess and submitted to general anesthesia for drainage. After extubation, she presented a severe respiratory failure requiring reintubation and controlled ventilation for 24 hours.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The anesthetic strategy and the adequate surgical indication are fundamental in preventing complications during ENT surgeries.
authors.affiliation: CET Integrado, Faculdade de Medicina ABC.
authors.forename: Deoclécio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tonelli
authors.forename: Fernando Wilhelm de
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Paula de Camargo Neves
authors.initials: Pde C
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Heinke
authors.forename: Raquel Vasconcelos de
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Souza