Materials and Methods: The present study was done on 32 patients of preauricular sinus who presented to the ENT Out Patient Department (OPD) in Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi from June 2015 to November 2016. [jmscr.igmpublication.org]

We present a case of a 30yr old lady presenting with continuously dis-charging preauricular sinus which was not responding to antibiotic therapy. Surgical ex-cision in the presence of infection was consid-ered. [jorl.net]

The various benign lesions of pinna presenting to OPD in our study were found to be keloid, pseudocyst of auricle, preauricular sinus or cyst, sebaceous cyst, hemangioma, dermoid and neurofibroma of pinna, which present with swelling of the pinna with [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

The preauricular sinus:a review of its clinical presentation, treatment and associations. Pediatr Dermatol. 2004;21:191-6. Adegbiji WA, Alabi BS, Olajuyin OA, Nwawolo CC. [ijorl.com]

• Spontaneous Hemorrhage

  hemorrhaging into a preauricular sinus. ( 19224470 ) Winkler A.A....Le T.T. 2009 23 Surgical treatment of recurring preauricular sinus: supra-auricular approach. ( 19205595 ) Leopardi G....Cassandro E. 2008 24 The variant type of preauricular sinus: [malacards.org]

  Report of a scalp arteriovenous malformation spontaneously hemorrhaging into a preauricular sinus. Ear Nose Throat J. 2009 Feb. 88(2):E17-20. [Medline]. [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Microstomia

  Branchial cleft cyst or fistula; preauricular sinus Webbing of neck Other specified congenital anomalies of face and neck Macrocheilia Microcheilia Macrostomia Microstomia; Circulatory system (745 ... [enow.com]

• Keratosis

  OF CASES TYMPANOPLASTY 444 TYMPANOPLASTY WITH MASTOIDECTOMY 116 EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL POLYPECTOMY 23 STAPEDOTOMY 18 TEAR EAR LOBULE REPAIR 15 KERATOSIS OBTURANS REMOVAL 11 WINDOW OPERATION 10 I & D OF POST AURICULAR ABSCESS 10 PREAURICULAR SINUS EXCISION [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

• Neck Swelling

  A report and review in 2012 described a 6-year-old girl with off and on left and right discharging neck swellings. [8] MRI documented branchial cleft fistulae on the right and left sides. [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Nephrolithiasis

  Early one-stage surgical treatment of infected preauricular sinus. ( 23543320 ) Shim H.S....Han K.T. 2013 15 Preauricular sinus: advantage of the drainless minimal supra-auricular approach. ( 22133968 ) Bae S.C....Park S.N. 2012 16 Preauricular sinus, nephrolithiasis [malacards.org]

  A girl, who was three months and 20 days old, was presented because of the co-existence of a right infected preauricular sinus, nephrolithiasis, infantile eczema and a natal tooth. [jle.com]

  Preauricular sinus, nephrolithiasis, infantine eczema and natal tooth:a new association. Eur J Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr. 2:234-7. [Medline]. Lapeña JF Jr, Jimena GL. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Workup With regard to laboratory studies, culture samples may be obtained during drainage procedures. Imaging is not indicated for routine preauricular cysts and sinuses. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Preauricular Sinus or Pit (Preauricular Sinus Pit or Fistula): Symptoms Workup Diagnosis Treatment Complications Causes Epidemiology Incidence Prognosis 61 Likes, 21 Comments - Ask Spirest (@askuswhen) on Instagram: “preauricular sinus free forward helix [blanc.ph]

Cost-effectiveness data to support this practice, however, is lacking, and routine renal ultrasonography has yet to become the standard of care in the workup of patients with isolated preauricular pits. [thehealthscience.com]

Surgical treatment of preauricular sinus/cysts. Paediatr. Otolaryngol. 2002; 13: 44-47. 9. Scheinfeld NS, Silverberg NB, Weinberg JM, et al. The preauricular sinus: A review of its clinical presentation treatment and associations. Pediatr. [jmscr.igmpublication.org]

A new surgical technique for treatment of preauricular sinus. Surgery. 2005;137:567-70. Shim HS, Kim DJ, Kim MC, Lim JS, Han KT. Early one-stage surgical treatment of 42 infected preauricular sinus. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013;270:3127-31. [ijorl.com]

[…] preauricular sinus. ( 28576531 ) Choo O.S....Choung Y.H. 2017 3 A systematic review on the surgical outcome of preauricular sinus excision techniques. ( 27320109 ) Bruijnzeel H....van der Veen E.L. 2016 4 Intralesional triamcinolone injections for the treatment [malacards.org]

The aim of this article is to review the outcomes of preauricular sinus and to introduce our surgical technique and its prognosis. [e-acfs.org]

Outcome and Prognosis The prognosis is excellent if the tract, fissure, and/or cyst is completely removed. Cosmesis is dependent on surgical knowledge and the scar-forming attributes of the patient. [thehealthscience.com]

Preauricular Sinus or Pit (Preauricular Sinus Pit or Fistula): Symptoms Workup Diagnosis Treatment Complications Causes Epidemiology Incidence Prognosis 61 Likes, 21 Comments - Ask Spirest (@askuswhen) on Instagram: “preauricular sinus free forward helix [blanc.ph]

The etiology of the pre-auricular sinuses. Acta Otolaryngol. (Stockh.) 50, 225–232 (1959) Google Scholar Copyright information Authors and Affiliations E. A. Baarsma 1 1. [link.springer.com]

The etiological origin of a pilonidal sinus is controversial. In the sacrococcygeal region, early reports favored a congenital origin which was unequivocally rejected by clinicians in the second half of the twentieth century [7]. [ijcasereportsandimages.com]

Prevalence No defined prevalence of preauricular abscess Etiology and Pathophysiology Etiology Most commonly: Staphylococcus spp. Less commonly: Streptococcus spp. [unboundmedicine.com]

The etiology of the preauricular sinuses. Acta Otolaryngol 1959;50:225-31. 6. Congdon ED. Rowhanavongse S, Vara-Misara P. [indianjotol.org]

Tunneling wounds, sinus tracts, as well as the etiology, risk factors, complications, asessment and treatment of tunneling wounds are discussed in this article. [blanc.ph]

External ear malformations: Epidemiology, genetics, and natural history. Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser. 1979;15(9):1-140. Prasad S, Grundfast K, Milmoe G. Mana- gement of congenital preauricular pit and sinus tract in children. [msjonline.org]

Chapters on epidemiology, embryology, non-syndromic hearing loss, and syndromic forms of hearing loss have all been updated with particular attention to the vast amount of new information on molecular mechanisms, and chapters on clinical and molecular [books.google.it]

Patient outcome and epidemiologic issues were addressed. The overall recurrence rate of this series was 9.09 percent (15 of 165 sinuses). [insights.ovid.com]

Congenital periauricular fistulas may be seen as variations of preauricular sinuses. [2] Epidemiology Frequency United States In one study, the incidence of preauricular sinuses in the United States is estimated to be 0-0.9% and the incidence in New York [emedicine.medscape.com]

Elsevier Health Sciences, 27 dec. 2014 - 281 pagini Experts from childrens' hospitals across the United States discuss diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of head and neck masses in children. [books.google.ro]

Prevalence No defined prevalence of preauricular abscess Etiology and Pathophysiology Etiology Most commonly: Staphylococcus spp. Less commonly: Streptococcus spp. [unboundmedicine.com]

Pathophysiology During embryogenesis, the auricle arises from the first and second branchial arches during the sixth week of gestation. Branchial arches are mesodermal structures covered by ectoderm and lined with endoderm. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Chromosome arm 11q duplication syndrome - Preauricular tags or pits Chromosome arm 4p deletion syndrome - Preauricular dimples or skin tags Chromosome arm 5p deletion syndrome - Preauricular tags Pathophysiology Preauricular sinuses may be asymptomatic [thehealthscience.com]

Identification of the exact anatomical location of sinus tract is necessary because total excision of the lesions including those tracts is the only way to prevent recurrence. [synapse.koreamed.org]

Therefore, the routine removal of a small portion of perichondrium and/or auricular cartilage along with the sinus tract may yield a more thorough excision and help to prevent recurrence. [jamanetwork.com]

Neurosurgeons must be aware of this rare condition and must opt for complete excision to prevent infectious sequelae even if the preauricular sinus is asymptomatic. [journals.lww.com]

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