Branchial sinus of the piriform fossa: Reappraisal of third and fourth branchial anomalies

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1920-1924

  James, Adrian ^a   Stewart, Craig ^a   Warrick, Paul ^a   Tzifa, Constance ^a   Forte, Vito ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fourth branchial anomaly; Neck infection; Piriform fossa; Suppurative thyroiditis; Third branchial anomaly

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL DEFECT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; BRANCHIAL REGION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35848958120     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e31813437fc     Document Type: Article

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