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A combined approach excision of branchial fistula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. R. De  and
T. Mikhail
P. R. De
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Burton Hospital NHS Trust, Belvedere Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
T. Mikhail*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Burton Hospital NHS Trust, Belvedere Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
*
Mr P. R. De, F.R.C.S., D.L.O., Consultant ENT Surgeon, Burton Hospitals NHS Trust, Belvedere Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
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Abstract

Second branchial cleft and pouch anomalies are by far the commonest of the branchial anomalies. In most cases, however, there is a unilateral cleft sinus. A complete fistula with external and internal openings is rare. We present a case with a complete branchial fistula in which the tract was followed from the neck to the tonsillar fossa using a combined approach.

Keywords

Branchial apparatusFistulaSurgery
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 10 , October 1995 , pp. 999 - 1000
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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