January 1, 2009 Perumal Gounder Chokkalingam, BSc, FRCS, Ravi Sachidananda, MS, MRCS, Sanjay Verma, MRCS, PhD, Arcot Maheshwar, FRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS), and Robert Duncan Roderick, McRae, FRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
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A fistula of the anterior table of the frontal sinus is an uncommon complication of acute frontal sinus abscess. Various methods to close a frontocutaneous fistula have been described. We present the second reported transfistula endoscopically assisted primary closure of a frontocutaneous fistula, which eliminated the need for major surgical intervention. We also review the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of frontocutaneous fistula.
April 30, 2008 Ashok K. Gupta, MS, DLO, Sudesh Kumar, MS, DNB, and Ajay Jain, MS, DNB
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Branchial cleft anomalies—which include branchial cysts, sinuses, and fistulas—are uncommon developmental defects of the neck. Approximately 2 to 3% of cases are bilateral; bilateral presentations appear to have a familial component. Only 5 cases of bilateral branchial cleft fistulas have been reported in the English-language literature, and only 1 case of simultaneous first and second branchial cleft fistulas has been previously reported. We report what to the best of our knowledge is the second case of bilateral first and second branchial cleft fistulas.
April 1, 2006 Brian Kung, MD; Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA
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Perilymph fistulae are difficult to diagnose because they present with a wide variety of signs and symptoms, they are associated with many etiologies, and they often mimic other conditions. In this article, we describe a case of perilymph fistula that featured one of its more rare causes: acoustic trauma-specifically, damage from a loud blast from the siren of a fire engine. We also review the literature and discuss the difficulties of diagnosis and treatment and the possible mechanisms by which acoustic trauma and other etiologies cause perilymph fistulae.
April 1, 2006 Arun Gadre, MD
September 30, 2004 Marie Noelle Calmels, MD; Olivier Deguine, MD
September 30, 2004 Susan G. Butler, PhD, CCC-SLP; Gregory N. Postma, MD
