Malleus bar as a rare cause of congenital malleus fixation: CT demonstration.
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Among congenital ossicular anomalies without external ear atresia, malleus fixation is least common. We report a case of congenital malleus fixation by a bony bar connecting the malleus neck to the posterior tympanic wall, which was depicted on thin-section CT scans.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 19 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998