| Title | First branchial cleft fistula presenting with internal opening on the Eustachian tube: Illustrated cases and literature review |
| Authors | Liu, Yuhe Li, Tiancheng Xue, Junfang Jia, Jun Xiao, Shuifang Zhao, Enmin |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, First Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Beijing 100034, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, First Hosp, Dept Pediat Surg, Beijing 100034, Peoples R China. |
| Keywords | Congenital First branchial cleft Anomaly Eustachian tube Nasopharynx ANOMALIES MANAGEMENT DEFECTS SINUS |
| Issue Date | 2012 |
| Publisher | international journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology |
| Citation | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY.2012,76,(5),642-645. |
| Abstract | Objective: Two cases of first branchial cleft fistula with internal opening on the Eustachian tube are reported and the diagnosis, management and embryological hypothesis are discussed. Design: Retrospective study and review of the literature. Results: Both patients were young boys with first branchial cleft anomaly clearly identified by computed tomography fistulography scan and direct Methylene Blue dye injection. In both cases, surgical removal revealed a fistula with internal opening located on the Eustachian tube near the nasopharynx. Discussion: The main embryological theories and classification are reviewed. A connection between the theories of first branchial apparatus development and the classification by Work might explain the reported clinical association. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/194401 |
| ISSN | 0165-5876 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.01.028 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) PubMed |
| Appears in Collections: | 第一医院 |
