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International Journal of Otolaryngology
Volume 2014, Article ID 237015, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/237015
Clinical Study

Branchial Anomalies: Diagnosis and Management

Sampath Chandra Prasad,1 Arun Azeez,2 Nikhil Dinaker Thada,1 Pallavi Rao,3 Andrea Bacciu,4 and Kishore Chandra Prasad1

1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, 5-7-712/3 ASRP Street, Dongerkery, Kodialbail, Mangalore, Karnataka 575001, India
2Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
3Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
4Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Otolaryngology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Received 19 November 2013; Revised 26 January 2014; Accepted 28 January 2014; Published 4 March 2014

Academic Editor: Leonard P. Rybak

Copyright © 2014 Sampath Chandra Prasad et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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