| Lee FP |
------>authors3_c=None ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=None ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=2 ------>vol=21 ------>confirm_bywho=tzengcr ------>insert_bywho=fplee ------>Jurnal_Rank=None ------>authors4_c=None ------>comm_author=1 ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c=None ------>publish_day=None ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2=676 ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=E0114 ------>insert_date=20000707 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date= ------>author=??? ------>change_event=5 ------>ISSN=None ------>authors_c=None ------>score=454 ------>journal_name=Head Neck Surg ------>paper_name=Congenital pyriform sinus fistula causing recurrent left lower neck abscess ------>confirm_date=20030425 ------>tch_id=083020 ------>pmid=10487956 ------>page1=671 ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUND: Congenital pyriform sinus fistula (CPSF) is a rare branchial pouch anomaly; it has the characteristic of left-sided predominance and is not always detected until complications such as neck abscess or acute suppurative thyroiditis resulted. METHOD: Seven sequential cases of CPSF, including five adults and two children, causing recurrent left lower neck abscess were reported. All of these patients had past histories of misdiagnosis: the intervals from the onset of symptoms to correct diagnosis ranged from 3 years to 34 years with an average of 20 years. RESULTS: After barium swallow study and direct laryngoscopic examination in the quiescent stage of infection, the CPSFs of these seven patients were successfully excised with or without catheter guide. CONCLUSION: The key to diagnosis of CPSF is a high index of suspicion by the clinician. CPSF should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a neck abscess, especially if it is recurrent and left-sided. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=2145 ------>authors2=None ------>authors3=None ------>authors4=None ------>authors5=None ------>authors6=None ------>authors6_c=None ------>authors=Lee FP ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c=None ------>publish_area=None ------>updateTitle=Occult congenital pyriform sinus fistula causing recurrent left lower neck abscess. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag= ------>submit_date= ------>country=None ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho= ------>publish_year=1999 ------>submit_flag= ------>publish_month=None |