Using greater superficial petrosal nerve and geniculate ganglion as the only two landmarks for identifying internal auditory canal in middle fossa approach

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 267, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1867-1871

  Lan, Ming Ying ^a,b   Shiao, Jiun Yih ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Geniculate ganglion; Greater superficial petrosal nerve; Internal auditory canal; Middle fossa approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; CRANIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; GREATER SUPERFICIAL PETROSAL NERVE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INNER EAR; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MALE; MIDDLE FOSSA APPROACH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; VESTIBULE;

ADULT; CADAVER; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; EAR CANAL; EAR, INNER; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; GENICULATE GANGLION; HUMANS; MALE; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PETROUS BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78449239557     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1328-6     Document Type: Article

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