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In FBCAs removal surgery, due to the previous infection history and the anatomical proximity of the FBCAs tract to the facial nerve, postoperative recurrence and facial paralysis are not uncommon. This study aimed to assess the clinical feasibility and outcomes of FBCAs resection using the retrograde facial nerve dissection technique.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study included 19 patients (mean age, 6.3\u2009\u00b1\u20094.4\u00a0years) who underwent FBCAs excision via retrograde facial nerve dissection between 2017 and 2023. Data on demographics, operative details, histopathology, postoperative complications, and follow-up survey were reviewed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Preoperative infection history was present in 94.7% of patients; 42.1% had prior incision and drainage and 15.8% had previous excision attempts. Complete resection was achieved in all cases without facial nerve palsy. No recurrence was observed during the follow-up periods (median, 23.9\u2009\u00b1\u20099.8\u00a0months). Postoperative pain and paresthesia showed clinical improvement, while cosmetic satisfaction was relatively limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In FBCAs patients, the close proximity of the facial nerve and the adhesion between the tract and facial nerve pose significant challenges. Using retrograde facial nerve dissection is believed to enable complete removal and reduce postoperative facial nerve paralysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00383-025-06122-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,22]],"date-time":"2025-07-22T12:14:13Z","timestamp":1753186453000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Surgical treatment of first branchial cleft anomalies using retrograde facial nerve dissection technique"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"41","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0882-9177","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ji Won","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8635-797X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moo Kyun","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1301-2249","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Myung-Whan","family":"Suh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0759-6850","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soon-Hyun","family":"Ahn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9218-7666","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seong Keun","family":"Kwon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6473-6015","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jungirl","family":"Seok","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8466-9681","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yoon Kyung","family":"Jeon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-2650-3350","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seongyeon","family":"Jung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3918-7717","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eun-Jae","family":"Chung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,22]]},"reference":[{"issue":"9","key":"6122_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3465","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-017-4648-y","volume":"274","author":"W Liu","year":"2017","unstructured":"Liu W, Chen M, Hao J, Yang Y, Zhang J, Ni X (2017) The treatment for the first branchial cleft anomalies in children. 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