Open AccessA rare case of complete second arch branchial fistula in a 7-year-old child
Author(s) -
Venkateswara Gomathi Shankar,
Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu,
Hartimath Basavanand Swami
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.111393
Subject(s) - medicine , branchial arch , fistula , branchial cyst , anatomy , arch , surgery , cyst , embryo , civil engineering , engineering , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
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.