Spontaneous CSF otorrhea caused by abnormal development of the facial nerve canal

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-277

  Petrus, Leonard V ^a   Lo, W W M ^b  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTORRHEA; RHINORRHEA;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033366660     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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