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Ear morphology and morphometry as potential forensic tools for identification of the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba populations of Nigeria

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021
Background The human external ear is unique in every individual in terms of shape, size and dimension making it suitable in forensic anthropology for sex estimation and personal identification purposes.
Samson Taiwo Fakorede, Khalid Olajide Adekoya, Taiwo Peter Fasakin, Joshua Odubambo Odufisan, Bola Oboh   +4 more
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Myringotomy in dogs: Contamination rate from the external ear canal - a pilot study

Veterinary and Animal Science, 2020
Myringotomy for sample collection from the middle ear cavity for cytology and bacterial culture is considered a routine method to diagnose otitis media in dogs.
E. Reinbacher, S. Kneissl, R. Hirt, J. Spergser, L. Panakova   +4 more
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Anatomy and Development of the Mammalian External Auditory Canal: Implications for Understanding Canal Disease and Deformity

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
The mammalian ear is made up of three parts (the outer, middle, and inner ear), which work together to transmit sound waves into neuronal signals perceived by our auditory cortex as sound.
Mona Mozaffari, Robert Nash, Abigail S. Tucker   +2 more
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Stature Estimation from the Right External Ear of Undergraduate Students in South-East Nigeria

Southeastern European Medical Journal, 2020
Background: Ethnicity, stature and gender influence the anthropometric characteristics of the right ear, thus creating variations which are helpful for sex identification and medico-legal purposes in forensic examinations.
Sophia Chinenye Nwankwo, Augustine Ogugua Egwu   +1 more
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Anatomical study of the pigs temporal bone by microdissection [PDF]

, 2014
PURPOSE:Initial study of the pig`s temporal bone anatomy in order to enable a new experimental model in ear surgery.METHODS:Dissection of five temporal bones of Sus scrofa pigs obtained from UNIFESP - Surgical Skills Laboratory, removed with hole saw to ...
Andrade, José Santos Cruz de [UNIFESP], Garcia, Leandro de Borborema [UNIFESP], Testa, Jose Ricardo Gurgel [UNIFESP]   +2 more
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Malignant Mucosal Melanoma of the Eustachian Tube With Extension Into the Ipsilateral External Ear Canal: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2021
Mucosal melanoma arising in the middle ear or eustachian tube is uncommon. We present a patient with hearing loss and otalgia found to have mucosal melanoma which occurred in the eustachian tube with extension into the middle ear cavity and external ear ...
Lifeng Li MD, Nyall R. London MD, PhD, Xiaohong Chen MD   +2 more
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Descriptive study of goat external and middle ear through computed tomography and endoscopic evaluation, compared with the human ear

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
Objective: To describe the external and middle ear of goats, using computed tomography and endoscopic dissection, comparing them with the anatomy of the human ear, aiming to evaluate the viability of this animal model for training in otological ...
Larissa Leal Coutinho, Pâmella Marletti de Barros, Mariana de Carvalho Leal, Silvio da Silva Caldas Neto, Thiago Freire Pinto Bezerra   +4 more
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MANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL IDIOPATHIC CHOLESTEATOMA OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL: A CASE REPORT [PDF]

Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2023
Cholesteatoma of the external auditory canal is an extremely uncommon pathology that has an incidence of 0.1% in the world population. Generally, cholesteatoma presents in a unilateral form with accumulation of epidermal deposits.
Francesco Gazia
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Human otoacariasis: a common outbreak in rubber growing belt of Karnataka. [PDF]

, 2013
Background/Objective: Soft tick in the ear is a very common acute painful and distressing condition in the flowering months of October to March. It’s a common condition in the rubber growing belt of Sullia.The mouthparts of the tick grips firmly the skin
Appaji, Mohan, Devi, Pinky N, M K, Goutham, Naik, Sarika S, Naik, Sudhir M, S M, Annapurna, S, Ravishankar   +6 more
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Otorrhagia bleeding due to leech bite

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2012
Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to vertebrate hosts, bite through the skin, and suck out blood. When leeches feed, they secrete an anticoagulant (hirudin), which helps them get a full meal of blood. This is the first report
Narges Askari, Afrooz Eshaghian
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