The relationship between mastoid pneumatization and the position of the sigmoid sinus

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 253, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 421-424

  Ichijo, H ^a   Hosokawa, M ^a   Shinkawa, H ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic otitis media; Computed tomography; External auditory canal; Mastoid pneumatization; Sigmoid sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0029815183     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00168495     Document Type: Article

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