Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Abscess of the Congenital Sinus of the Pyriform Fossa: Case Report

Mirian Cabral Moreira De1, Samuel Macedo Costa2*, Flavio Sirihal Wermeka3, Fabio Cunharoger3, Roger Lanes Silveira1,3 and Joao Batista De Oliveira Andrade1,3

1Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Service, Brazil
2Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program, Hospital João XXIII/FHEMIG, Brazil
3Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Service, Hospital Madre Teresa, Brazil

*Correspondance to: Samuel Macedo Costa 

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Abstract

Background: The Sinus of Pyriform Fossa Tracts (SPFT) an uncommon anomaly. The SPFT may manifest more commonly as cervical masses, recurrent lateral cervical infection or suppurative thyroiditis. Methods: The present study aims to describe a case of a Sinus of Pyriform Fossa Tracts (SPFT) in a 23-years-old woman with left cervical volume augmentation, with signs of active infection. (inverter-paciente com 13 episodes de abscessos e que possuia seio). Conclusion: This study shows that the although uncommon anomaly, the SPFT is a severe condition and the patient should be treated clinically (fase aguda-devido ao abscesso) and the surgical procedure is considered fundamental to the definitive treatment of the SPFT.

Citation:

Moreira De MC, Costa SM, Wermeka FS, Cunharoger F, Silveira RL, De Oliveira Andrade JB. Abscess of the Congenital Sinus of the Pyriform Fossa: Case Report. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;3(1):1080.

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