The Role of Ipsilateral Tonsillectomy in the Extirpation of Branchial Cleft Anomalies- A Retrospective Monocentric Analysis Over 13 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Backround

Branchial cleft anomalies (BCA) can occur as sinuses, fistulas or cysts. They arise from the first, second, third or fourth pharyngeal cleft due to non-fusion or subinvolution. Mostly, located in Robbin's neck-level II, BCA clinically present as a painless compressible swelling, cutaneous draining sinus, or fistula.

Aims

Surgical treatment is the gold standard to prevent recurrence in BCA, though the necessity of ipsilateral tonsillectomy is discussed and was being examined within this work.

Methods

In retrospect, data was collected from patients, that were admitted with the diagnosis BCA between 2006 and 2020 in an academic tertiary care center. 160 patients met inclusion criteria, the data was further evaluated, the focus was set on the occurrence of recur

SUBMITTER: Fiedler LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10447662 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature