title: Per-oral excision of a branchial cyst.
abstract: The treatment of branchial cysts is by surgical excision. We describe a case where the cyst was medial to the pharyngeal constrictors, making a per-oral approach the safest, and easiest method of removal. The position of the cyst supports the theory that branchial cysts are congenital in origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Dilkes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Stafford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed