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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 291-293 |
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Second type of first branchial cleft anomaly
Hitesh Verma1, Arjun Dass2, Surinder K Singhal2, Nitin Gupta2
1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Hitesh Verma
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 4th Floor, Teaching Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-7749.192186
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First branchial cleft fistula is a rare congenital malformation of the head and neck with an incidence of <8% of all branchial cleft defects. The patient presenting with discharging sinus in the neck with discharging ear should be investigated for a possible branchial cleft anomaly. Rarity and diverse presentation often lead to misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment. Recurrent infection and scarring make intraoperative identification of facial nerve made very difficult. We report a case of a 5-year-old boy with a first branchial cleft fistula, in which discharge was observed through the fistulous opening on the right side of the face and along the ear canal. |
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