TY - JOUR
T1 - Fourth branchial pouch sinus
T2 - A case report
AU - Hazarika, Produl
AU - Nayak, Dipak Ranjan
AU - Balakrishnan, Ramaswamy
AU - Vishvanathan, Anjana
AU - Pujary, Kailesh
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - The fourth branchial pouch sinus is a very rare developmental anomaly; it usually presents as a recurring abscess in the left side of the neck. A high index of suspicion, combined with Barium swallow and computed tomography scan, aids in diagnosis. A case of branchial pouch anomaly is reported here for its rarity and late presentation. Complete excision of the entire epithelial tract combined with ipsilateral thyroid lobectomy remains the mainstay of management. Copyright (c) 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
AB - The fourth branchial pouch sinus is a very rare developmental anomaly; it usually presents as a recurring abscess in the left side of the neck. A high index of suspicion, combined with Barium swallow and computed tomography scan, aids in diagnosis. A case of branchial pouch anomaly is reported here for its rarity and late presentation. Complete excision of the entire epithelial tract combined with ipsilateral thyroid lobectomy remains the mainstay of management. Copyright (c) 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
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U2 - 10.1053/ajot.2001.28065
DO - 10.1053/ajot.2001.28065
M3 - Article
C2 - 11713732
AN - SCOPUS:0035196781
SN - 0196-0709
VL - 22
SP - 435
EP - 438
JO - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
JF - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
IS - 6
ER -
