Structural variations of the supratubal recess: The anterior epitympanic space

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-321

  Önal, Kazim ^a,c   Van Haastert, Robert M ^b   Grote, Jan J ^b  

^a Izmir Atatürk State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior epitympanic space; Supratubal recess

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORDA TYMPANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

HUMANS; TEMPORAL BONE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0030898664     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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