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Giant petrous bone cholesteatoma: combined microscopic surgery and an adjuvant endoscopic approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Petrous bone cholesteatomas (PBCs) are epidermoid cysts, which have developed in the petrous portion of the temporal bone and may be congenital or acquired.
Iannella, Giannicola   +4 more
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Chondroblastoma of the temporal bone

open access: yesActa Oto-Laryngologica, 2011
Chondroblastomas are highly destructive tumors that are derived from immature cartilage cells. The occurrence of this tumor in the temporal bone or skull base is uncommon. Approximately 70 cases have previously been reported, several of which have involved the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Hatano M   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Lead exposure in adult males in urban Transvaal Province, South Africa during the apartheid era [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Human exposure to lead is a substantial public health hazard worldwide and is particularly problematic in the Republic of South Africa given the country’s late cessation of leaded petrol. Lead exposure is associated with a number of serious health issues
A Mathee   +81 more
core   +7 more sources

Otological manifestations of temporal bone fractures

open access: yesJournal of Medical and Scientific Research
Background: Temporal bone fractures are caused by high intensity trauma and can result in various facial and cochleovestibular sequelae, which can affect the quality of life.
Ravindran D, Dev SS, Sindhu BS
doaj   +1 more source

Proteinase-activated receptor 2 modulates OA-related pain, cartilage and bone pathology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective Proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) deficiency protects against cartilage degradation in experimental osteoarthritis (OA). The wider impact of this pathway upon OA-associated pathologies such as osteophyte formation and pain is unknown ...
Bennett, Louise   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

Spontaneous osteo-dural fistulae of petrous bone posterior wall [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
SummaryObjectiveTo raise awareness of the possibility of spontaneous temporal bone cerebrospinal fistula in case of clear retrotympanic effusion.Case reportA 63-year-old man with no particular history presented with unilateral spontaneous right ...
Bertolo, A., Junet, P., Schmerber, S.
core   +1 more source

Facial nerve palsy as the presenting feature of metastatic prostatic cancer in the temporal bone

open access: yesActa Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2021
Metastasis of malignant tumors to the temporal bone is relatively rare. We report a case of facial nerve palsy due to the metastatic prostatic cancer to the temporal bone with favorable and functional results.
Daichi Fujii   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anatomical study of a temporal bone from a non-human primate (Callithrix sp) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The search for experimental (animal) models is essential to the development of clinical studies. AIM: To demonstrate, by means of micro dissection techniques, the anatomical structures of temporal bones from the primate Callithrix sp.
Borin, Andrei   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Effectiveness of Temporal Augmentation Using a Calvarial Onlay Graft during Pterional Craniotomy

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2016
Temporal hollowing occurs to varying degrees after pterional craniotomy. The most common cause of temporal hollowing is a bony defect of the pterional and temporal regions due to the resection of the sphenoid ridge and temporal squama for adequate ...
Yoon Soo Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatio-temporal structure of cell distribution in cortical Bone Multicellular Units: a mathematical model

open access: yes, 2010
Bone remodelling maintains the functionality of skeletal tissue by locally coordinating bone-resorbing cells (osteoclasts) and bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) in the form of Bone Multicellular Units (BMUs). Understanding the emergence of such structured
Bird   +35 more
core   +2 more sources

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