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Preauricular sinus: When to operate?
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Otology. 17:63
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Medknow, 2011.
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Abstract
- Purpose: Experiences with preauricular sinus (PAS) excision in pediatric age group. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 110 patients who underwent PAS excision was done. A total of 112 excisions (63 left, 49 right) were performed by standard surgical technique. All the patients were operated upon in an infection-free period under general anesthesia. Results: A total of 32 excisions had bad surgical results in the form of bad scar or recurrence, out of which 28 had history of symptomatic sinus infection preoperatively. Conclusions: Surgical excision of PAS should be done in quiescent phase; once infected, it becomes very difficult to eradicate the infection and also the chances of bad surgical results (bad scar or recurrence) increase manifold.
Details
- ISSN :
- 09717749
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Otology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........01e3c8aa82cd8d96b8b0558d9cdc7c25