Pneumolabyrinth: An unusual finding in a temporal bone fracture

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 553-555

  Gross, Menachem ^a   Ben Yaakov, Abraham ^a   Goldfarb, Abraham ^a   Eliashar, Ron ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Head trauma; Pneumolabyrinth; Temporal bone fracture; Vestibule

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EAR DISEASE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; MALE; PNEUMOLABYRINTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0037402449     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(03)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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