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Microendoscopic Surgery of Middle Ear and Petrous Bone: Benefits Analysis

open access: yesEar, Nose & Throat Journal, 2021
Objectives: Endoscopy has become routinely used in middle ear surgery. The aim of this study is to analyze where this tool may complement the traditional microscopic approach. This is a retrospective study done in single tertiary hospital.
Arturo Mario Poletti MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Erosions of the petrous temporal bone.

open access: yesSouth African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1974
Diseases of the ear, nose, and throat which produce erosion of the petrous temporal bone, are rare. A classification of such lesions is proposed, and the incidence and aetiology of these lesions in South African Blacks is discussed.S. Afr. Med. J., 48, 1799 (1974).
Wolfowitz, BL, Solomon, A
openaire   +3 more sources

Carotid artery dissection linked to intermittent apnoeic swimming: A case–control study

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection is a rare and potentially devastating cause of cerebral ischaemia, initiated by an intimal tear or rupture of the vasa vasorum, that can lead to an intraluminal thrombus, vascular stenosis, occlusion, or dissecting aneurysm formation.
Damian M. Bailey   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case of Giant Petrous Apex Cholesteatoma With Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection

open access: yesEar, Nose & Throat Journal
Petrous apex cholesteatoma is a relatively rare and chronic aggressive disease that occurs in the petrous part of the temporal bone and can be classified as congenital or acquired.
Yu Huang MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Intracochlear Pressure and Fluid Distribution in 3D-Printed Artificial Cochlear Models and Human Petrous Bones

open access: yesBrain Sciences
Introduction: The important factor in applying substances for inner ear therapy is the atraumatic execution, as well as effective concentration uniformly distributed in all regions of the cochlea within a reasonable time frame.
Rayoung Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of a Nonpetrous Cholesterol Granuloma Presenting as a Temporal Mass

open access: yesCase Reports in Otolaryngology, 2020
Objective. A case of a skull base cholesterol granuloma (CG) of the squamosal temporal bone. This is the first ever reported case of CG in a well-pneumatized squamous temporal bone. Design. Case report and review of the literature. Discussion.
Nathaniel Reeve   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An unusual case of penetrating skull injury

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020
Penetrating injury to the skull with a sharp object such as a screw driver is unusual and requires emergent and assiduous management. A middle aged male had presented to us with such an injury with the penetrating object embedded firmly in his temporal ...
Gaurav Tyagi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Schwannomas of the greater superficial petrosal nerve – case series, discussion of surgical techniques, and review of literature

open access: yesBMC Neurology, 2022
Background Facial nerve schwannomas account for about 0.8% of all petrous mass lesions. Schwannomas of the greater superficial petrosal nerve (GSPN) are a rare subtype with few case-reports up to date.
A. Kaywan Aftahy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of organ doses and image quality between CT and flat panel XperCT scans in wrist and inner ear examinations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare organ doses delivered to patients in wrist and petrous bone examinations using a multislice spiral computed tomography (CT) and a C-arm cone-beam CT equipped with a flat-panel detector (XperCT).
Baechler, S.   +6 more
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Biomechanics and Evolution of the Primate Tongue

open access: yesEvolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Primate tongue morphology and function are critical to understanding the evolution of feeding, swallowing, and vocalization. In this paper, we examine the primate tongue as a muscular hydrostat with regionally specialized neuromuscular compartments. We integrate anatomical, kinematic, and biomechanical modeling approaches to analyze how muscle
Yeganeh Sekhavati   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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