High-resolution CT of mastoid sinus pneumocele with external auditory canal stenosis.
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A 34-year-old man presented with tinnitus and conductive hearing loss. CT demonstrated an expansile, air-containing cavity contiguous with mastoid air cells, narrowing the external auditory canal. This is a case of symptomatic pneumocele resulting in an air collection beneath external canal lining, possibly related to an abnormality in mastoid fusion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 16 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995