BRANCHIAL FISTULA

Bilateral branchial cleft fistula.

1. Department of Radiology, Kennemer Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands, 2. Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Background: An 8-year-old boy was admitted to the pediatric department with two small lumps a few centimeters above the clavicles, medial from the mid-clavicular line, in a symmetrical arrangement (Fig. 1). Sometimes fluid was leaking out of th...

Internal branchial fistula.

Complete Fistula of Third Branchial Cleft

Case History: A 75-year-old male presented with complaint of mucus discharge from an external opening on skin at anterior aspect of mid part of neck on left side. No history of trauma or surgery and unremarkable family history. Upon examination, there was an external opening on skin at anterior aspect of mid part of neck on the left side. Naked eye examination of the oropharynx did not reveal a...

Branchial Fistula: Report of a Case

First branchial cleft fistula: a difficult challenge.

irst branchial cleft anomalies account for 8--10%1,2 of all ranchial cleft defects, representing approximately 17% of ll pediatric cervical masses. The low incidence and the arious clinical presentations of these congenital malformaions of the branchial apparatus make the diagnosis difficult ven for the experimented otolaryngologist. Depending on he type of the anomaly (fistula, sinus or cyst),...