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Defects of the first branchial cleft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. A. Hickey ,
G. A. Scott  and
P. Traub
S. A. Hickey
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape 7925, Republic of South Africa TWJ/Leon Goldman Clinical Research Fellow.
G. A. Scott*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape 7925, Republic of South Africa
P. Traub
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape 7925, Republic of South Africa
*
Dr G. A. Scott, Department of Ear Nose and Throat Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. Fax: 021 478955
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Abstract

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Four cases of first branchial arch defects are presented. The literature relating to such defects is reviewed and a possible embyrogenic mechanism is proposed with particular reference to the disposition of the facial nerve. The classification of these defects into Types I and II by Work (1972) is supported

Keywords

Branchial apparatus
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 240 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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