Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	55361
Country	China

Received	2020-03-21 13:14
Peer-Review Started	2020-03-21 13:24
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Return for Revision	2020-04-22 18:37
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Category	Otorhinolaryngology
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	First branchial cleft cyst accompanied by external auditory canal atresia and middle ear malformation: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Chun-Lin Zhang, Chun-Lei Li, Hang-Qi Chen, Qiang Sun and Zhao-Hui Liu
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Chun-Lin Zhang http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7825-0497 Chun-Lei Li http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2692-8328 Hang-Qi Chen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1569-5709 Qiang Sun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8405–2865 Zhao-Hui Liu http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6205-4731
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Corresponding Author	Zhao-Hui Liu, MD, Chairman, Chief Doctor, Doctor, Full Professor, Professor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China. rzent@163.com
Key Words	First branchial cleft anomaly; External auditory canal atresia; Middle ear malformation; Case report; ;
Core Tip	We report a rare case of first branchial cleft anomaly accompanied by bony atresia of external auditory canal, middle ear malformation, and location malformation of facial nerve according to the intraoperative findings. An effective treatment strategy including lesion excision, mastoidectomy, and simultaneous meatoplasty and ossiculoplasty was undertaken, which achieved a satisfactory outcome.
Publish Date	2020-08-25 09:45
Citation	Zhang CL, Li CL, Chen HQ, Sun Q, Li ZH. First branchial cleft cyst accompanied by external auditory canal atresia and middle ear malformation: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(16): 3616-3620
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i16/3616.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3616

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