title: Successful endoscopic ablation of a pyriform sinus fistula in a child: case report and literature review.
abstract: Recurrent thyroid infections are rare in children. When present, patients should be evaluated for anatomic anomalies such as pyriform sinus fistulae. We describe a 12-year-old girl with history of recurrent thyroid abscesses secondary to a pyriform sinus fistula and managed with concurrent endoscopic ablation and incision and drainage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1210, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Paulette I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.affiliation: Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Corrie E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Roehm
authors.affiliation: Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Athanassaki
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Eugene S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1210, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1210, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wesson
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1210, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA. melopez@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Monica E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D056144:Pyriform Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Endoscopic ablation; Pediatric surgery; Pyriform sinus fistula; Recurrent thyroid abscesses
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