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Two cases of nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cyst treated by powered instrument assisted marsupialisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2013

Y W Kim ,
M-J Baek ,
K H Jung  and
S K Park
Y W Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea
M-J Baek
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea
K H Jung
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea
S K Park*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Seong Kook Park, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, 633-165 Gaegeum-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, South Korea Fax: +82 51 892 3831 E-mail: sinus4@paik.ac.kr
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Abstract

Objective:

We report two extremely rare cases of symptomatic nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cyst treated by powered instrument assisted marsupialisation.

Methods:

Case report and literature review concerning nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cyst and surgical treatment methods.

Results:

The first case was a two-year-old boy with a 1 × 2 cm, cystic, oropharyngeal mass, who also had severe snoring and sleep apnoea. The second case was a 56-year-old man with right nasal obstruction and a sensation of fullness in the right ear. In both cases, we performed endoscopic marsupialisation using a powered instrument. There was no recurrence in either case over two years of follow up.

Conclusion:

Powered instrument marsupialisation is a simple, effective and less invasive technique for the treatment of nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cyst.

Keywords

Branchial CystNasopharynxApnea, SleepSurgical Procedures, Operative

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Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 127 , Issue 6 , June 2013 , pp. 614 - 618
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2013 

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