ENDOSCOPIC MARSUPIALISATION OF THORNWALDT S CYST

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Dr. Manish Ajit Patankar,
Nath A-41, Sheerang Gruh Nirman
Sanstha Unit 4, Next Shreerang High School,
Opp. UCO Bank,
Old Mumbai Agra Road,
Thane (W)-400601,
Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: drmanishpatankar@gmail.com

ABSTRACT: Thornwaldt’s cyst is almost always asymptomatic and usually diagnosed incidentally on nasal endoscopy examination. Radiological examination particularly MR imaging is useful to diagnose the cyst & differentiated from meningocele or menigoencephalocele. Various therapeutic approaches for removal of cyst have been described. We present a case of Thornwaldt’s cyst which was managed successfully by the endoscopic approach.

KEYWORDS: Thornwaldt’s cyst; nasopharyngeal Bursa; endoscopic marsupialization; nasoph-aryngeal mass.