1. What is atrial fistula?
Atrial fibrillation usually only appears in newborns, this is one of the most common congenital diseases, when a child has a tiny hole in the earlobe, which is the condition of an abscess of the tympanic cavity. Atrial fistula is formed from the 6th week of pregnancy, the malformation will appear a small hole on the upper ear and deep into the cartilage of the baby.
Usually, the atrial fistula only appears in 1 or both ears, girls will have a higher incidence than boys, although very small, but the fistula can go deep into the inner cartilage.
In the world, the rate of children with atrial fistula is quite low (white people account for 1%, Asians up to 10%). If the disease occurs on its own, there is nothing to worry about, but if it is accompanied by other abnormalities, it will potentially make the disease more severe, the child will be at risk of having a malformation syndrome that manifests throughout the body. , typically the parotid-ear-renal slit syndrome.
Most parents don’t know if atrial fibrillation is dangerous, how to treat it. According to specialists, atrial fibrillation is a fairly common birth defect and will not affect a child’s development if it is cleaned daily.
However, if the child is not cleaned properly, the fistula will become infected, causing itching and secretion of a white discharge resembling pox, with a foul odor and enlarged to form a cyst. At this time, if not timely and properly treated, the fistula will swell, burst and cause aesthetic loss.
On the other hand, when the atrial fistula is infected, the child may have fever, inflammation, creating an abscess right at the fistula or spreading to other locations behind the ear. Therefore, regardless of whether or not atrial fibrillation is dangerous, parents still need to clean and properly clean their children so that they do not have to regret it later.
3. Common symptoms of atrial fistula
Children with atrial fibrillation usually do not have any abnormality except for a small hole in the skin where the upper ear is located. However, if it is not cleaned properly, it will cause some symptoms such as:
The mouth of the leaky tube leaks a white, foul-smelling fluid that causes an uncomfortable itching sensation for the baby. In severe cases, it can causing cyst enlargement, superinfection forming atrial fistula abscess.
4. Treatment methods for atrial fistula in children
After conducting an examination and performing tests to be able to accurately diagnose the condition of the child, the doctor will recommend a treatment plan. Usually, if a child shows signs of infection, the doctor will prescribe some antibiotics appropriate for the age and severity of the disease in the child. In the case of severe inflammation of the atrial fistula but the cyst has not been ruptured, it is possible to combine treatment with both antibiotics and surgical methods to remove the atrial fistula completely. atrial fistula, avoid the disease to recur many times.
Total atrial fistula resection is performed under general anesthesia and can last up to an hour. The doctor will choose the best time for surgery, after the infection and inflammation are gone, and the pits behind the external ear canal require two incisions to completely remove the canal.
3. Assoc.Prof.Dr Nguyen Thi Hoai An
With more than 30 years of experience in examining and treating ENT diseases at the Central Hospital of Otolaryngology, Associate Professor Hoai An will directly examine, endoscopically and perform tonsillectomy for patients.
– Associate Professor, Doctor of Otolaryngology
– Former Head of Children’s Otolaryngology Department, National Hospital of Otolaryngology
– Resident Doctor specializing in Ear, Nose and Throat
– Doctor who trained in the French Republic in Ear, Nose and Throat
– 30 years working at the Central Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital
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