Branchial anomalies in children: A report of 105 surgical cases
| Autor: | Xiaoyan Li, Hongming Xu, Wanpeng Li, Liming Zhao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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China medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Fistula Cutaneous fistula education Population Sternoclavicular joint Fistulectomy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Recurrence medicine Humans Child 030223 otorhinolaryngology Retrospective Studies education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Infant Newborn Infant Syndrome General Medicine medicine.disease Facial paralysis Surgery Branchial anomaly Branchial Region medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Neck |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 104:14-18 |
| ISSN: | 0165-5876 |
| Popis: | Background Branchial anomalies (BAs) account for 20% of all congenital masses in children. We sought to review the incidence of involvement of individual anomalies, diagnostic methods, surgical treatment, and complications of BAs in children. In addition, we also classified our study and analyzed a congenital lower neck cutaneous fistula near the sternoclavicular joint that was thought to be the skin-side remnant of the fourth BAs. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of 105 children who were referred to our hospital from June 2009 to December 2016 for the treatment of BAs. Results In this series, there were 51 males and 54 females. The age at the time of operation varied from 19 days to 13 years, and the mean age was 4.5 years. A total of 33 (31.4%) cases presented with first BAs, 13 (12.4%) presented with second BAs, and 59 (56.2%) presented with third and fourth BAs, including 6 cases of congenital lower neck cutaneous fistula. Fistulectomy under general anesthesia was performed on all of them. For postoperative complications, 2 cases had temporary facial paralysis, 1 case had permanent facial paralysis, 4 cases had temporary recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Recurrence occurred in 2 patients with first BAs after medium follow-up time of 3.6 years (6 months–8 years). Conclusions BAs are common congenital head and neck lesions in children, and there are four distinct types (first, second, third and fourth anomalies). The incidence of third and fourth BAs in Asia maybe higher when compared with literature reports, second BAs seem rare in this population, but more research is needed to confirm this perspective. Diagnosis is not difficult with a proper knowledge of the anatomy of the BAs. The surgical procedures should be tailored depending on the various types, and complete excision of the fistula is the key to prevent recurrence. |
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