Open oval window and associated clinical conditions
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Imaging and clinical evaluation of isolated atresia of the oval window.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Congenital causes of hearing loss in children commonly are encountered, and imaging aids in diagnosis as well as presurgical evaluation. Atresia of the oval window not associated with atresia of the external auditory canal (EAC) is a rare cause of congenital hearing loss in children. We present the clinical and imaging findings in children with isolated oval-window atresi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine (Russian Journal)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2412-1339,0023-2149
DOI: 10.18821/0023-2149-2017-95-7-607-612