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Eustachian tube lumen opening into an abnormally pneumatized sphenoid bone.
Authors:
P Bosschaert ,
Departments of Radiology Clinique St-Pierre, Ottignies-LLN, Belgium
AL Hiel,
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinique St-Pierre, Ottignies-LLN, Belgium
J Vilain
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinique St-Pierre, Ottignies-LLN, Belgium
Abstract
Morphological abnormalities of left temporal and sphenoid bone were discovered in a 17-year-old boy during a post-traumatic cranial CT scan examination. The patient had not suffered from audiological disorders previously. He did not complain of hearing loss, vertigo or autophony. Further clinical investigations were normal including micro-otoscopy and nasopharyngeal endoscopy. The Valsalva maneuver was correctly performed. Audiometry and tympanometry were without any particularity.
How to Cite:
Bosschaert P, Hiel A, Vilain J. Eustachian tube lumen opening into an abnormally pneumatized sphenoid bone.. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. 2012;95(3):175. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.611
Published on
01 May 2012.
Peer Reviewed
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