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The complete branchial fistula: A case report

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The incomplete branchial fistula is not an uncommon congenital anomaly of branchial apparatus but a complete one is rare. Here we report a case of complete congenital branchial fistula with an internal opening near the tonsillar fossa.

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  1. Department of ENT, Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna

    C. Shekhar (Associate Professor and Head of the Department), R. Kumar (Post graduate trainee), R. Kumar (Post graduate trainee), S. K. Mishra (Post graduate trainee), M. Roy (Post graduate trainee) & K. Bhavana (Post graduate trainee)

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Shekhar, C., Kumar, R., Kumar, R. et al. The complete branchial fistula: A case report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 57, 320–322 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907698

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