PubMed · 8056903
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V N Sehgal, R Chander, V K Garg, S Jain, K Logani. 1994. Accessory tragi: a case report.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01737.x
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the various presentations and management of piriform sinus tracts in children and to provide a treatment algorithm. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: Pediatric otolaryngology service in a tertiary care setting. PATIENTS: Eight pediatric patients diagnosed as having a piriform sinus tract between 1999 and 2005. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were treated with surgical excision, endoscopic cauterization, or observation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Recurrence of neck infection. RESULTS: Three different modes of presentation were identified. Four patients presented primarily with an intrathyroidal abscess; 2 presented with recurrent deep neck infections requiring repeated drainage; and 2 presented with symptoms unrelated to the tract. Barium swallows identified the tracts in 5 of 8 patients, and telescopic hypopharyngoscopy identified the tracts in all 8 patients. Five patients were treated with complete excision of their tracts; 1 was treated with cauterization of the internal opening; and 2 were observed for symptoms related to the tracts. All 8 patients are currently asymptomatic. CONCLUSIONS: Piriform sinus tracts are rare. Most patients with tracts present with recurrent deep neck infections. Telescopic hypopharyngoscopy is the diagnostic modality of choice. Endoscopic cauterization is recommended as the initial therapy in symptomatic patients, with complete excision reserved for recurrences. Observation is appropriate for asymptomatic patients.
The third branquial arch anomalies represent less than 1% of this deformites. The clinical manifestation can be varied althouth the formation of cysts is the commonest one and may appear at any time in life. We report the clinical case of a 7 year old boy with an neck mass. This mass was diagnosed as a branquial cyst. The patologist found a "timic reminescences". We carry out a review of the literature for this pathology.
OBJECTIVES: To describe a new method of treatment of the fourth branchial pouch sinuses by laser endoscopic coagulation of the fistula. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective study of two children aged 3 and 12 years with fourth branchial pouch sinuses. Both children presented recurrent cervical abscesses. The diagnosis was established on results of ultrasound, barium study, CT scan and pharyngoscopy. After recovering from infection, the definitive treatment was a laser diode cauterization of the fistulous route and its pharyngeal opening. RESULTS: Outcome was rapidly favorable in both children without complications or recurrence. DISCUSSION: These two cases and other reports in the literature confirm the role of endoscopic management for the treatment of the fourth branchial pouch sinus. Laser treatment is especially useful because of its convenience, its harmlessness and its reliability. CONCLUSION: Fourth branchial pouch sinuses are rare. Surgery, which can be difficult and not without risks, is the generally accepted treatment. This new laser method combines ease of treatment and efficacy.