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Do you have any experience dealing with branchial cleft anomalies? i am 28 years old; at 15 and 16 years of age i had surgeries to remove branchial cleft sinuses (although i also remember being told they were "preauricular sinuses) that had become infecte
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Branchial cleft cyst: Sounds like you had BCC type I (there are 4 types). Did you have an actual excision by an ENT or just incision and drainage? This type of cyst often involves the parotid gland and actual excision often involves a superficial OR total parotidectomy. I am not clear what your question is. Try to get your medical records related to that surgery and consult an ENT if you are having problems.
Answered 3/25/2015
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