We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Congenital Pyriform Sinus Fistula: Management of an Extra-Delayed and Atypical Case.
- Authors
Montevecchi, Filippo; Caranti, Alberto; Cammaroto, Giovanni; Buci, Lisa; Brevi, Bruno; Vicini, Claudio
- Abstract
Clinical presentations of pyriform sinus fistulas vary, and this sometimes leads to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. Recently, we experienced a case of recurrent cervical abscesses occurring after thyroidectomy in an adult affected by a bifidus pyriform sinus fistula. The diagnostic dilemma was related to the timing of events, with a single episode of acute suppurative thyroiditis having occurred 16 years before the onset of the more recent clinical scenario. An endoscopic approach allowed effective management of this clinical case.
- Subjects
THYROIDITIS; DILEMMA; FISTULA; SPEECH perception; REHABILITATION; DIAGNOSIS; HYPOPHARYNX; MEDICAL errors; PHARYNGEAL diseases; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY diseases; SURGICAL complications; THYROIDECTOMY
- Publication
ORL, 2018, Vol 80, Issue 2, p65
- ISSN
0301-1569
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000488322