American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 120-122 , March 2010

Novel presentation of a fourth branchial cleft anomaly in a male infant

  • Seth H. Evans, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Virginia Commonwealth University
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1201 E Marshall St, Ste 402, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. Tel.: +1 804 828 3965; fax: +1 804 828 8299.
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  • Mark Marinello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
    • ,
  • Kelley M. Dodson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Received 15 September 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00194-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.09.014

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 120-122 , March 2010

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