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Narrow duplicated internal auditory canal: radiological findings and review of the literature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16079980     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Narrow duplicated internal auditory canal (IAC) is a rare malformation of the temporal bone that is associated with ipsilateral congenital sensorineural hearing loss. This may be an isolated finding or a part of a syndrome. Radiological examination should demonstrate aplasia or hypoplasia of the neural components of the narrow IAC, to guide the surgical approach. We report a 7-year-old boy with Klippel-Feil syndrome with a narrow double IAC with no sensorineural hearing loss but with conductive hearing loss. In this patient, the IAC consisted of two separate narrow bony canals clearly seen on 3D temporal bone CT and one nerve that was delineated on MRI. The contralateral external auditory canal was stenotic and the ossicles were dysplastic.
Authors:
Ozgün Ilhan Demir; Handan Cakmakci; Taner Kemal Erdag; Süleyman Men
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review     Date:  2005-08-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric radiology     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0301-0449     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr Radiol     Publication Date:  2005 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-11-25     Completed Date:  2006-09-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0365332     Medline TA:  Pediatr Radiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1220-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340 Balçova, Izmir, Turkey. oilhandemir@yahoo.com.tr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abnormalities, Multiple
Child
Ear Canal / abnormalities,  radiography
Ear, Inner / abnormalities*,  radiography*
Facial Nerve / abnormalities,  radiography
Hearing Loss, Conductive / congenital,  radiography
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Klippel-Feil Syndrome / radiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Temporal Bone / abnormalities,  radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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