Invasive middle ear cholesterol granuloma involving the basal turn of the cochlea with profound sensorineural hearing loss

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-235

  Murugasu, Euan ^a,b,d   Yong, Tan Tiong ^c   Yoon, Chong Pek ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d California Ear Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol granuloma; Cochlear invasion; Middle ear; Profound deafness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEA; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INVASIVE MIDDLE EAR CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULE;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL; COCHLEA; EAR, MIDDLE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VESTIBULE;

EID: 4043162896     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200405000-00005     Document Type: Review

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