- branchial fistula
- a cutaneous fistula running between the side of the neck and the pharynx, resulting from failure of closure of the second pharyngeal (branchial) groove and second pharyngeal pouch; called also cervical f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
branchial fistula
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