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Simultaneous complete branchial and thyroglossal fistula — a rare presentation

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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.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, 700 014, India

    Abhishek Jaswal, Avik Kumar Jana, Biswajit Sikder, Utpal Jana & Tapan Kumar Nandi

  2. C/O Asoke Kumar Jana, Model Town, Garia, Balia, Kolkata, 700 084, India

    Avik Kumar Jana

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Jaswal, A., Jana, A.K., Sikder, B. et al. Simultaneous complete branchial and thyroglossal fistula — a rare presentation. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 60, 94–96 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-008-0030-0

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