A variation of first branchial cleft anomalies.
First branchial cleft anomalies are considered to be duplications of the external auditory meatus (EAM) and pinna with a sinus that runs parallel to the EAM (Type 1) or with a sinus that runs from an opening in the neck and ends blindly near the cartilaginous EAM (Type 2). In this paper we discuss a young patient that presented with an infected sinus that did not resemble either of the two known types of first branchial cleft anomalies.
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ENT Department, Dudley Road Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001934:Branchial Region / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male