Aeration of Prussak's space is independent of the supradiaphragmatic epitympanic compartments

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-268

  Palva, Tauno ^a   Ramsay, Hans ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Aeration of Prussak's space; Epitympanic diaphragm; Epitympanic folds; Lateral attics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERATION; ARTICLE; CAMERA; EARDRUM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICRODISSECTION; MICROSCOPE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUSSAK SPACE; SOFT TISSUE; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICRODISSECTION; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL BONE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 33846595263     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000247822.06022.07     Document Type: Article

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