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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 226-228 |
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A rare case of complete second arch branchial fistula in a 7-year-old child
Venkateswara Gomathi Shankar1, Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu2, Hartimath Basavanand Swami1
1 Department of Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMC and RI), Pondicherry, India
2 Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMC and RI), Pondicherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu
Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMC and RI), Pondicherry - 605 010
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-5950.111393
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Branchial fistulae are formed due to the abnormal persistence of the embryonic branchial clefts. Complete branchial fistula with internal and external opening is extremely rare. We report a rare case of complete second arch branchial fistulae in a 7-year-old boy, which was confirmed by a fistulogram. The tract was completely excised and the patient was successfully treated. |
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