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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2014; 04(04): 126-128
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703851
Review Article

EMBRYONIC CYSTS, SINUSES AND FISTULAE OF BRANCHIAL ORIGIN

Arunachalam Kumar
1   Professor, Department of Anatomy, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University Mangalore - 575 018, India.
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Abstract

This brief review hopes to provide basic embryological and anatomical information on location, cause and identification of congenital developmental anomalies related to formation of pharyngeal (branchial) arches to paediatricians, otolaryngologists, obstetricians and neonatologists. The pathological manifestations due to neglect or oversight of these development defects have potential to cause a wide range of clinical disorders.

Correct and timely recognition of these congenital developmental defects and their redress through appropriate surgical and clinical interventions require clinicians to possess a rudimentary grasp of embryological processes

Keywords

branchial - cysts - sinuses - fistulae


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Article published online:
26 April 2020

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