RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fluoroscopic and CT Fistulography of the First Branchial Cleft
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1817
OP 1819
VO 27
IS 9
A1 Whetstone, J.
A1 Branstetter, B.F.
A1 Hirsch, B.E.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/9/1817.abstract
AB SUMMARY: We present an unusual case of a complete first branchial cleft fistula communicating between the external auditory canal and the skin near the angle of the mandible. CT and fluoroscopic fistulography were used to establish the presence and course of the tract and to assist in surgical planning. The embryology and classification of first branchial cleft anomalies are discussed, with emphasis on the impact of imaging.