由于扁桃体周围脓肿与扁桃体周围炎存在相似的临床表现 ,所以其鉴别还存在一定困难 ,确诊有赖于诊断性穿刺 ,但常有穿刺部位不准确 ,患者较痛苦。 1 995年 1月～ 9月 ,我们对 2 0例疑为扁桃体周围脓肿的患者进行超声检查 ,并随即行诊断性穿刺术确定有无脓液存在 ,借以探讨超声 Due to the presence of similar clinical manifestations of peritonsillar abscess and peritonsillar inflammation, its identification is still difficult to diagnose. Diagnosis depends on the diagnosis of puncture, but often the puncture site is not accurate, the patient is more painful. From January to September 1995, we performed ultrasonography on 20 patients suspected of having abscesses around the tonsils and then performed diagnostic puncture to determine the presence or absence of pus to explore the role of ultrasound