Is the width of the labyrinthine portion of the fallopian tube implicated in the pathophysiology of Bell's Palsy?: A prospective clinical study using computed tomography

Laryngoscope

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1203-1207

  Kefalidis, Georgios ^a   Riga, Maria ^b   Argyropoulou, Paraskevi ^b   Katotomichelakis, Michael ^b   Gouveris, Charalampos ^b   Prassopoulos, Panos ^b   Danielides, Vasilios ^b  

^a Health Center of Soufli   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bell's Palsy; Facial nerve; Fallopian tube; Labyrinthine portion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; AUDITORY TUBE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOLYMPH; FACE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT T TEST; TEMPORAL BONE;

BELL PALSY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953174598     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20896     Document Type: Article

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