Excision of preauricular sinus with abscess drainage in children

Publication date: Available online 16 November 2018

Source: American Journal of Otolaryngology

Author(s): Lizhi Wang, Lai Wei, Weili Lu, Ziye Liu, Meiyi Wang, Zhiqiang Wang

Abstract

Purpose

To introduce a feasible approach for excising a preauricular sinus with abscess in children.

Materials and methods

Patients under 14 years old with a preauricular sinus abscess and volunteering for surgery were involved in this study.

Results

Neither recurrence nor local deformity was found in these patients with a follow-up of 3 to 72 months.

Conclusions

Excising the preauricular sinus with abscess in children is a feasible approach to treatment.

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