Fourth Branchial Anomalies: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Outcome.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Fourth branchial anomalies, the rarest among anomalies of the branchial apparatus, often present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We evaluated the clinical presentation and radiographic features, the treatment and the long-term outcome of patients in this setting. Patients and Methods: Of 12 patients treated in the University Hospitals Leuven from 2004 until 2020, 12 variables were collected: date of birth, gender, age of onset of the symptoms, age at final diagnosis, presentation, laterality, previous procedures, diagnostic tools, treatment (open neck surgery, endoscopic laser excision, or combination), complications, recurrence, and period of follow-up. Descriptive statistics were calculated and results were compared to the existing literature. Result

SUBMITTER: Boonen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505890 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature