A report of Thornwaldt’s cyst in four patients: the effectiveness of endoscopic approach in three symptomatic cases
Abstract
We encountered Thornwaldt cysts in four patients 3 males, 1 female; age range 30 to 46 years . Three symptomatic patients undervvent endoscopic surgery. No intervention was made in one asymptomatic patient. Cyst-related complications included bilateral middle ear effusion in one patient. Postoperatively, no symptoms or recurrences were observed in a mean follow-up period of 11 months. İn the asymptomatic patient, the cyst size remained unchanged during eight-month follow-up.
Keywords
Cysts/embryology/diagnosis diagnosis differential endoscopy nasopharyngeal diseases/embryology/diagnosis notochord/embryology tomography X-ray computed
References
- Yanagisawa E, Yanagisawa K. Endoscopic view of Thornwaldt cyst of the nasopharynx. Ear Nose Throat J 1 9 9 4 ; 7 3 : 8 8 4 - 5 .
- Kwok P, Hawke M, Jahn AF, Mehta M. Tornwaldt’s cyst: clinical and radiological aspects. J Otolaryngol 1987;16:104-7.
- Tüz M, Uygur K, Turgut T, Doğru H. Thornwaldt kisti (Bir olgu nedeniyle). Türkiye Klinikleri KBB Dergisi 2001;1:162-5.
- Battino RA, Khangure MS. Is that another Thornwaldt's cyst on M.R.I.? Australas Radiol 1990;34:19-23.
- Moore CE, Marentette LJ. Nasopharyngeal mucocele: a common lesion in an uncommon location. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;119:514-6.
Abstract
Thornwaldt kisti saptanan dört olgunun üçünde endoskopik cer- rahi tedavi uygulandı. Asemptomatik bir olgu her- hangi bir giriflim yapılmadan izlendi. Bir olguda 2. olgu iki taraflı orta kulak efüzyonu saptandı. Cerrahi uygulanan tüm hastaların semptom ve bulgularında düzelme görüldü ve ortalama 11 aylık takipte her- hangi bir komplikasyon ya da nüksle karflılaflılmadı. İzlemde tutulan hastanın kist boyutunda sekiz aylık takipte değifliklik olmadı
Keywords
Kist/embriyoloji/tanı tanı ayırıcı endoskopi nazofarenjeal hastalıklar/embriyoloji/tanı notokord/embriyoloji bilgisayarlı tomografi
References
- Yanagisawa E, Yanagisawa K. Endoscopic view of Thornwaldt cyst of the nasopharynx. Ear Nose Throat J 1 9 9 4 ; 7 3 : 8 8 4 - 5 .
- Kwok P, Hawke M, Jahn AF, Mehta M. Tornwaldt’s cyst: clinical and radiological aspects. J Otolaryngol 1987;16:104-7.
- Tüz M, Uygur K, Turgut T, Doğru H. Thornwaldt kisti (Bir olgu nedeniyle). Türkiye Klinikleri KBB Dergisi 2001;1:162-5.
- Battino RA, Khangure MS. Is that another Thornwaldt's cyst on M.R.I.? Australas Radiol 1990;34:19-23.
- Moore CE, Marentette LJ. Nasopharyngeal mucocele: a common lesion in an uncommon location. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;119:514-6.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | April 10, 2003 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2003 Volume: 10 Issue: 2 |