High Resolution Ultrasonography Evaluation of Branchial Cleft Sinus / Fistulas
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Diagnosis and differentiation of branchial cleft anomalies rest on higher imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, anatomical knowledge and meticulous characterization of anomaly on high resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) can clinch the diagnosis in most cases. Anomalies of the second branchial cleft account for 90% of the developmental abnormalities of the branchial apparatus. However, complete second arch fistulae are rare and comprise 2% of all branchial anomalies. We report here a case of branchial cleft fistula type 2 diagnosed on HRUS.
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