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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

First branchial cleft anomaly extending to parapharyngeal space.

K Devaraja, Vishwapriya Mahadev Godkhindi, Ajay M Bhandarkar

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K DevarajaOtorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka - 576104, India deardrdr@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-7393
Vishwapriya Mahadev GodkhindiPathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka - 576104, India.
Ajay M BhandarkarOtorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka - 576104, India.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

First branchial cleft anomalies are quite rare, and the majority of them are found in and around the ear canal, mostly superficial to the facial nerve. Very rarely, the anomalous tract of the first branchial cleft can go deeper to the facial nerve, necessitating a meticulous and extensive surgery. A 21-year-old student presented with slowly increasing cystic swelling in the infra-auricular region. Findings of the magnetic resonance imaging were consistent with the first branchial cleft cyst, which also exhibited a deeper extent of the lesion into the parapharyngeal space. The entire tract was excised along with the superficial parotidectomy by an open approach. In addition to illustrating the presentation and management of this peculiar case, the present report also reviews the latest literature around their management.

Indexed as

BranchiomaHead and Neck NeoplasmsAdultBranchial RegionEar CanalHumansParapharyngeal SpaceYoung Adultcongenital disordersearhead and neck surgerynose and throat/otolaryngologypaediatric surgerypathology

Identifiers

PMID34446522
PMCPMC8395289
OpenAlexW3195851989

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