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Branchial fistula

MedGen UID:
107802
Concept ID:
C0546968
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Branchial cleft fistulae
SNOMED CT: Fistula of branchial cleft (204268008); Branchial fistula (204268008); Branchial cleft fistula (204268008); Branchial fistula (785763000)
 
HPO: HP:0009795

Definition

A congenital fistula in the neck resulting from incomplete closure of a branchial cleft. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBranchial fistula

Conditions with this feature

Branchiogenic deafness syndrome
MedGen UID:
322970
Concept ID:
C1836673
Disease or Syndrome
A multiple congenital anomalies syndrome, described in one family to date, with characteristics of branchial cysts or fistula, ear malformations, congenital hearing loss (conductive, sensorineural, and mixed), internal auditory canal hypoplasia, strabismus, trismus, abnormal fifth fingers, vitiliginous lesions, short stature and mild learning disability. Renal and urethral abnormalities are absent.
Branchiootic syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
351307
Concept ID:
C1865143
Disease or Syndrome
Branchiootorenal spectrum disorder (BORSD) is characterized by malformations of the outer, middle, and inner ear associated with conductive, sensorineural, or mixed hearing impairment, branchial fistulae and cysts, and renal malformations ranging from mild renal hypoplasia to bilateral renal agenesis. Some individuals progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) later in life. Extreme variability can be observed in the presence, severity, and type of branchial arch, otologic, audiologic, and renal abnormality from right side to left side in an affected individual and also among individuals in the same family.
SIN3A-related intellectual disability syndrome due to a point mutation
MedGen UID:
934771
Concept ID:
C4310804
Disease or Syndrome
Witteveen-Kolk syndrome (WITKOS) is an autosomal dominant disorder with characteristic distinctive facial features, microcephaly, short stature, and mildly impaired intellectual development with delayed cognitive and motor development and subtle anomalies on MRI-brain imaging (summary by Balasubramanian et al., 2021).
Branchiootorenal syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
1632634
Concept ID:
C4551702
Disease or Syndrome
Branchiootorenal spectrum disorder (BORSD) is characterized by malformations of the outer, middle, and inner ear associated with conductive, sensorineural, or mixed hearing impairment, branchial fistulae and cysts, and renal malformations ranging from mild renal hypoplasia to bilateral renal agenesis. Some individuals progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) later in life. Extreme variability can be observed in the presence, severity, and type of branchial arch, otologic, audiologic, and renal abnormality from right side to left side in an affected individual and also among individuals in the same family.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ragab A, Hussein HA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jun;145:110668. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110668. PMID: 33895397
Lammers D, Campbell R, Davila J, MacCormick J
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Feb 14;47(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s40463-018-0258-y. PMID: 29444706Free PMC Article
Wang L, Sang J, Zhang Y, Wang L, Gong W, Cao H
Acta Otolaryngol 2018 Jun;138(6):574-578. Epub 2018 Jan 8 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2017.1420916. PMID: 29310505
Ertas B, Gunaydin RO, Unal OF
Auris Nasus Larynx 2015 Apr;42(2):119-22. Epub 2014 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2014.08.017. PMID: 25239084
Agaton-Bonilla FC, Gay-Escoda C
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1996 Dec;25(6):449-52. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(96)80081-6. PMID: 8986547

Diagnosis

Liu D, Li G, Qiu J, Wang J, Pei G
J Int Med Res 2020 Aug;48(8):300060520944303. doi: 10.1177/0300060520944303. PMID: 32865080Free PMC Article
Jovic TH, Saldanha F, Kuo R, Ahmad T
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Sep;67(9):1288-90. Epub 2014 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.04.012. PMID: 24933236
Senel E, Kocak H, Akbiyik F, Saylam G, Gulleroglu BN, Senel S
J Pediatr Surg 2009 Mar;44(3):623-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.034. PMID: 19302870
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Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 1978 Feb;3(1):77-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1978.tb00670.x. PMID: 348350

Therapy

Piccioni M, Bottazzoli M, Nassif N, Stefini S, Nicolai P
Laryngoscope 2016 Sep;126(9):2147-50. Epub 2016 Mar 1 doi: 10.1002/lary.25833. PMID: 26927898

Prognosis

Ragab A, Hussein HA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jun;145:110668. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110668. PMID: 33895397
Liu D, Li G, Qiu J, Wang J, Pei G
J Int Med Res 2020 Aug;48(8):300060520944303. doi: 10.1177/0300060520944303. PMID: 32865080Free PMC Article
Lammers D, Campbell R, Davila J, MacCormick J
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Feb 14;47(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s40463-018-0258-y. PMID: 29444706Free PMC Article
Amer I, Falzon A, Choudhury N, Ghufoor K
J Pediatr Surg 2012 Aug;47(8):1604-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.05.016. PMID: 22901925
Liston SL
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Clinical prediction guides

Han R, Xia Y, Liu Z, Wu S, Ye E, Duan L, Ding J, La X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Jun 25;100(25):e24691. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024691. PMID: 34160378Free PMC Article
Ragab A, Hussein HA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jun;145:110668. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110668. PMID: 33895397
Magdy EA, Hamza A, Youssef A, Yoneis A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Mar;278(3):833-838. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06158-6. PMID: 32601920
Lammers D, Campbell R, Davila J, MacCormick J
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Feb 14;47(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s40463-018-0258-y. PMID: 29444706Free PMC Article
Wang L, Sang J, Zhang Y, Wang L, Gong W, Cao H
Acta Otolaryngol 2018 Jun;138(6):574-578. Epub 2018 Jan 8 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2017.1420916. PMID: 29310505

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