Pre-auricular Sinus with Post-auricular Extension: An Uncommon Variant

AbstractPre-auricular sinus usually presents in front of the auricle without any diagnostic dilemma. But confusion arises when it presents with post-auricular swelling, abscess or discharging sinus. Here we describe series of pre-auricular sinus with post-auricular extension, a "variant type" of pre-auricular sinus and their management. A prospective study was done in the department of ENT in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal from April 2015 to March 2018. After control of infection and proper pre-operative investigations patients, sinus was excised using bi-dire ctional approach. The sinus tract along with a thin rim of conchal cartilage and pre and post-auricular cuff of skin was excised in toto. Among 76 cases of pre-auricular sinus, seven had "variant type". There were fi...

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