Bilateral branchial cleft anomaly type two and type three seen together
Branchial apparatus begins to develop at about secondweek of gestation and each complex will transform intodifferent structures in the head and neck. Branchial cleftanomalies develop due to defect in the closure of thesestructures by time. Branchial cleft anomalies may be diagnosedat any age but mos...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Modestum Publishing LTD
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jceionline.org/upload/sayi/8/JCEI-00440.pdf |
| Summary: | Branchial apparatus begins to develop at about secondweek of gestation and each complex will transform intodifferent structures in the head and neck. Branchial cleftanomalies develop due to defect in the closure of thesestructures by time. Branchial cleft anomalies may be diagnosedat any age but most of them are seen in pediatricpopulation. Although, branchial cleft anomalies are frequentlyseen, bilateral cases, which have been reportedare very rare. We present a 14 years old boy who wasdiagnosed and operated due to bilateral branchial cleftanomaly. J Clin Exp Invest 2012; 3(1): 99-101 |
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| ISSN: | 1309-8578 1309-6621 |