BRANCHIAL CLEFT CYST

Course overview

BRANCHIAL CLEFT CYSTS, ALSO KNOWN AS BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES, ARE CONGENITAL ANOMALIES ARISING FROM THE FIRST THROUGH FOURTH PHARYNGEAL POUCHES. THESE ANOMALIES CAN EXIST AS TRUE FISTULAE, CYSTS, OR SINUS TRACTS, DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF INCOMPLETE OBLITERATION DURING EMBRYOGENESIS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BRANCHIAL CLEFT ANOMALIES.