Endoscopic trans-sphenoidal removal of cholesterol granuloma of the petrous apex: Case report and literature review

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-172

  Dhanasekar, G ^a   Jones, N S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol Granuloma; Endoscopic; Petrous Apex; Sphenoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL GRANULOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC TRANSSPHENOIDAL REMOVAL; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PETROUS BONE; SPHENOID SINUS; SPHENOIDOTOMY; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

CHOLESTEROL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PETROUS BONE; RECURRENCE; SPHENOID BONE; TINNITUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79951725040     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110002227     Document Type: Article

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