Comprehensive management and classification of first branchial cleft anomalies: An International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus statement.
Ashley L HeilingoetterGoh Bee SeeJames BrookesPaolo CampisiSergio Santino CervantesNeil K ChadhaDaniel CheliusDiane ChenBob ChunMichael J CunninghamJill N D'SouzaTaseer DinTitus DzongodzaChristian FrancomThomas Q GallagherMark E GerberMichael GorelikSteven GoudyM Elise GrahamBenjamin HartleyInbal HazkaniPaul HongWei-Chung HsuAndre IsaacKris R JatanaDouglas R JohnstonFiona KabagenyiKen KazahayaJeff KoempelNicolas LeboulangerRomain LuscanSarah E MaurrasseErika MercierShazia PeerDiego PreciadoReza RahbarJeffrey RastatterGresham RichterSteven D RosenblattSophie G ShayAnthony SheynYilkal TassewPatrick C WalzAmy S WhighamJoshua P WiedermannJeffrey YeungJohn MaddalozzoPublished in: International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology (2024)
The mission of the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) is to develop expertise-based recommendations based on review of the literature for the management of pediatric otolaryngologic disorders. These consensus recommendations are aimed at improving care of children presenting with first branchial cleft anomalies. Here we present a revised classification system based on parotid gland involvement, with a focus on avoiding stratification based on germ layer, in addition to guidelines for management.