First branchial cleft fistula (Work Type 2) with an internal opening to the Eustachian tube: Case report and review of literature
First branchial cleft anomalies are rare congenital defects of the head and neck. This case report presents a 12-year-old patient with a draining cutaneous pit approximately 1-cm anterior and 5-mm inferior to the right angle of the mandible. Imaging revealed a fistula between the cutaneous pit and E...
Main Authors: | Omar Faruque, DO, Jeffrey D. Wischhusen, BS, Lauren K. Reckley, MD, Veronica J. Rooks, MD, Bryan J. Liming, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043319300810 |
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