کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4109048 | 1605665 | 2013 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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Fourth branchial cleft anomaly is a rare condition usually presented as recurrent neck abscess and suppurative thyroiditis. A variety of treatment options were reported in the literature. Here we present a case of a 15 year old female with left sided fourth branchial cleft anomaly. She was unsuccessfully managed by frequent surgical procedures with 6 incidences of recurrence in 2 years before applying the proper management described in this paper.This paper reports a rare case of fourth branchial cleft anomaly with description of presentation and diagnosis and demonstration of the effectiveness of endoscopic management with a long follow up duration (23 months) with no evidence of recurrence.This case shows that endoscopic cauterization of the fourth branchial cleft sinus can be considered as a less invasive effective alternative procedure to open excision.
Journal: Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences - Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2013, Pages 33–36