Congenital lesions account for more than half of excised cervical masses in children; 20% of them are branchial cleft anomalies, including cysts, sinuses and fistulas.1 Second branchial cleft lesions ...

A 3-day-old girl was referred to our department for severe dyspnea and a cervical mass. She was born by planned cesarean delivery because of a scarred uterus after a 37-week pregnancy. The delivery ...

The crusted lesion was located in the lower right retroauricular area opposite the ear lobule. Removal of the crust revealed a circular 1.5-cm diameter eroded red plaque surrounded by an erythematous ...

Shedden — Assistant Surgeon to Outpatients, Massachusetts General Hospital. Surgeon to Outpatients, Huntington Memorial Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue", page 829.

Hyderabad: A 16-year-old girl from AP was successfully treated for Branchial Fistula, a rare type of defect that makes it difficult to eat or swallow food, at a city hospital on Tuesday. As the defect ...

Some patients who require hemodialysis present with a superficial venous system of the upper limb that is inadequate for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula. Prosthetic grafts are recommended in ...

Cutaneous dental (or odontogenic) sinus tracts are uncommon occurrences in which a channel forms from a dental focus of infection to a drainage site on the skin of the face or neck. Odontogenic sinus ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...

An 11-year-old boy presented with a crusted lesion on the right postauricular region of 5 years' duration. The condition began as a swelling when he was 1 year old and had ruptured. The lesion failed ...