Surgical treatment of fourth branchial apparatus anomalies: a case series study

Table 1 Demographic data, preoperative examination and intraoperative confirmation of internal orifice

Patient No.	Age	Gender	Side	Drainage and previous attempts of surgical excision	IO at PFA on pre-operative fiberoptic laryngoscope	Outflow of barium from PFA on pre-operative X-ray	IO confirmation by Intra-operative direct laryngoscope
1	12	Male	Left	4 times	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	7	Female	Right	no	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	23	Male	Left	3 times	No	No	Yes
4	37	Male	Left	12 times	Yes	No	Yes
5	26	Male	Left	15 times	No	Yes	Yes
6	6	Female	Left	twice	No	No	No
7	29	Female	Left	8 times	Yes	No	Yes
8	6	Female	Left	no	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	39	Female	Left	once	Yes	Yes	Yes
10	19	Female	Right	6 times	Yes	No	Yes

ISSN: 1916-0216