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Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy and Excision of Ipsilateral Branchial Cleft Fistula

A Case Report

Chris D. Tzarnas, MD

Department of Surgery, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; 1501 Lansdowne Ave, Suite 206, Darby, PA 19023 ctzarnas{at}mercyhealth.org

Argyrios Tzilinis, MD

Department of Surgery, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Branchial cleft sinuses are congenital anomalies that usually present in childhood or early adulthood. It is uncommon that such a sinus will remain asymptomatic to the sixth decade of life. This case describes the presence of a second branchial cleft sinus in the setting of carotid artery disease, where both were treated surgically simultaneously without complication.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 35, No. 6, 473-475 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/153857440103500609
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