BACKGROUND As the idea of stem cell technology in the treatment of sensorial hearing loss has emerged over the past decades, the need for in vivo models for related experiments has become explicit. One of the most common experimental models for inner ear stem cell delivery experiments is the Wistar albino rat. AIMS To investigate the surgical anatomy of the temporal bone of the Wistar albino ...

OBJECTIVE When performing transcanal myringoplasty under a microscope, the total circumference of the perforation can be difficult to confirm in patients where the external ear canal is narrow and/or protruded. In such patients, a retroauricular incision approach is usually used. However, we have developed a transcanal endoscopic myringoplasty procedure, and the microscopic and endoscopic views...

Learning Objectives: Recent studies on the mastoid structure and function has pointed to an important role in middle ear physiology. The normal function of the middle ear depends on regulation of its pressure relative to ambient pressure, and traditionally gas exchange between the middle ear mucosa and gas pocket has been focused on together with the function of the Eustachian tube. However, re...

Chemical leucoderma is an acquired hypopigmented dermatosis caused by repeated exposure to specific chemical compounds, notably the aromatic or aliphatic derivatives of phenols andcatechols which are commonly present in the rubber and plastic materials. Herein, we report a case of chemical leucoderma in a 55-year-old male, appearing bilaterally over the retroauricular areas, which appeared afte...

Introduction: Osteomas are asymptomatic and rare slow growing bony tumors in temporal bone, and should be taken into account in differential diagnosis of the osteolytic solitary skull lesions. Sometimes is associated with pain and functional loss. Only a few cases have been reported.   Case Report: We describe a case of an osteoid osteoma of the temporal bone (mastoid) in a 31-year-old woman pr...