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Fourth branchial pouch anomalies: a study of six cases and review of the literature. 1998

R Nicollas, and V Ducroz, and E N Garabédian, and J M Triglia
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, La Timone Children's Hospital, Marseille, France.

A retrospective study in the ENT departments of the Timone Children's Hospital in Marseille and the Armand Trousseau Hospital in Paris and a review of the literature was performed in order to update knowledge about fourth branchial pouch anomalies. Over the 12-year period studied, a total of six children were treated: three boys and three girls. The lesions were located on the left side in all cases and infection was the most common manifestation. Clinical presentation ranged from suppurative thyroiditis in most cases to stridor in a few newborns. The most useful diagnostic examinations are CT-scan of the neck and endoscopy of the pyriform sinus. The authors emphasize the need for complete surgical resection including the cyst and fistulous tract down to the pyriform sinus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007828 Laryngoscopy Examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the larynx performed with a specially designed endoscope. Laryngoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Laryngoscopic,Laryngoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Laryngoscopic,Laryngoscopic Surgeries,Laryngoscopic Surgical Procedure,Laryngoscopies,Procedure, Laryngoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Laryngoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Laryngoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Laryngoscopic
D007830 Larynx A tubular organ of VOICE production. It is located in the anterior neck, superior to the TRACHEA and inferior to the tongue and HYOID BONE. Anterior Commissure, Laryngeal,Anterior Commissure, Larynx,Laryngeal Anterior Commissure,Laryngeal Posterior Commissure,Posterior Commissure, Laryngeal,Posterior Commissure, Larynx,Anterior Commissures, Laryngeal,Anterior Commissures, Larynx,Commissure, Laryngeal Anterior,Commissure, Laryngeal Posterior,Commissure, Larynx Anterior,Commissure, Larynx Posterior,Commissures, Laryngeal Anterior,Commissures, Laryngeal Posterior,Commissures, Larynx Anterior,Commissures, Larynx Posterior,Laryngeal Anterior Commissures,Laryngeal Posterior Commissures,Larynx Anterior Commissure,Larynx Anterior Commissures,Larynx Posterior Commissure,Larynx Posterior Commissures,Posterior Commissures, Laryngeal,Posterior Commissures, Larynx
D008297 Male Males
D010614 Pharynx A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx). Throat,Pharynxs,Throats
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D001934 Branchial Region A region, of SOMITE development period, that contains a number of paired arches, each with a mesodermal core lined by ectoderm and endoderm on the two sides. In lower aquatic vertebrates, branchial arches develop into GILLS. In higher vertebrates, the arches forms outpouchings and develop into structures of the head and neck. Separating the arches are the branchial clefts or grooves. Branchial Arches,Branchial Clefts,Pharyngeal Arches,Visceral Arches,Branchial Arch,Branchial Grooves,Pharyngeal Arch,Pharyngeal Clefts,Pharyngeal Grooves,Visceral Arch,Arch, Branchial,Arch, Pharyngeal,Arch, Visceral,Arches, Branchial,Arches, Pharyngeal,Arches, Visceral,Archs, Pharyngeal,Branchial Cleft,Branchial Groove,Branchial Regions,Cleft, Branchial,Cleft, Pharyngeal,Clefts, Branchial,Clefts, Pharyngeal,Groove, Branchial,Groove, Pharyngeal,Grooves, Branchial,Grooves, Pharyngeal,Pharyngeal Archs,Pharyngeal Cleft,Pharyngeal Groove,Region, Branchial,Regions, Branchial
D001935 Branchioma A tumor derived from branchial epithelium or branchial rests. (Dorland, 27th ed) Branchial Cleft Cyst,Branchial Cyst,Branchial Cysts,Branchial Cleft Cysts,Branchiomas,Cleft Cyst, Branchial,Cleft Cysts, Branchial,Cyst, Branchial,Cyst, Branchial Cleft,Cysts, Branchial,Cysts, Branchial Cleft
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children

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