Bilateral Congenital Preauricular Fistula of the Cavum Conchae

Shotaro Koizumi; Takuya Yoshida; Kento Ishigaki; Ryoukichi Ikeda; Jun Suzuki

doi:10.7759/cureus.33329

Bilateral Congenital Preauricular Fistula of the Cavum Conchae

Cureus. 2023 Jan 3;15(1):e33329. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33329. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Shotaro Koizumi¹, Takuya Yoshida¹, Kento Ishigaki¹, Ryoukichi Ikeda², Jun Suzuki¹

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, JPN.
² Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba, JPN.

Abstract

A 16-year-old female who had left auricular sinus infections was admitted to our hospital. On physical examination, bilateral sinus tract openings were noted at the cavum conchae. We used a surgical microscope to complete the total resection of the bilateral sinus at the cavum conchae. Also dissected was the cartilage from the cavum conchae. To our knowledge, surgical excision of cavum conchae sinuses has not been previously described.

Keywords: auricular infection; cartilage; ear surgery; external auditory canal; sinectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports