title: Simultaneous complete branchial and thyroglossal fistula - a rare presentation.
abstract: The anomalies of branchial cleft and thyroglossal tract accounts for the majority of fistulas in head neck region. A simultaneous presentation of both type of fistula in a same patient is very rare with no such cases reported in Indian literature till date. Here we present a case of simultaneous complete branchial and thyroglossal fistula in a 13-year-old girl with radiologically demonstrable internal opening on fistulogram managed surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, 700 014 India.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaswal
authors.forename: Avik Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jana
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sikder
authors.forename: Utpal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jana
authors.forename: Tapan Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Nandi
keywords: Branchial fistula; Complete; Simultaneous; Thyroglossal fistula