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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

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01-03-2006 | Otology

Unusual extension of the first branchial cleft anomaly

Authors: Mehmet Ada, Nazım Korkut, M. Güven Güvenç, Engin Acioğlu, Süleyman Yilmaz, Uğur Çevikbaş

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 3/2006

Abstract

First branchial cleft is the only branchial structure that persists as the external ear canal, while all other clefts are resorbed. Incomplete obliteration and the degree of closure cause the varied types of first branchial cleft anomalies. They were classified based on the anatomical and histological features. We present an unusual type of first branchial cleft anomaly involving the external auditory canal, the middle ear and the nasopharynx through the eustachian tube.

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Title: Unusual extension of the first branchial cleft anomaly
Authors: Mehmet Ada
Nazım Korkut
M. Güven Güvenç
Engin Acioğlu
Süleyman Yilmaz
Uğur Çevikbaş
Publication date: 01-03-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 3/2006
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-005-0985-3

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