title: [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 underwent 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. In the asymptomatic patient, the cyst size remained unchanged during eight-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey. denizy@aku.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa Deniz
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Fevzi Sefa
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Dereköy
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aktepe
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altuntaş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Dört olguda Thornwaldt kisti: semptomatik üç olguda endoskopik yaklaşimin etkinliği.