A randomized, blinded study of canal wall up versus canal wall down mastoidectomy determining the differences in viewing middle ear anatomy and pathology

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 574-578

  Hulka, Gregory F ^a   McElveen Jr , John T ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Canal wall; Mastoidectomy; Middle ear anatomy; Tympanomastoidectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; AUDITORY TUBE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MIDDLE EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TEMPORAL BONE;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EAR CANAL; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS; MASTOID; TEMPORAL BONE; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 0031689579     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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