Spontaneous temporomandibular joint fistula into the external auditory canal.
The clinical and radiological findings in a patient who developed a spontaneous fistula between the right temporo-mandibular joint and the external auditory canal are presented. A high resolution CT scan revealed that the fistula had developed through a congenital dehiscence in the anterior wall of the tympanic bone.
Hawke
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Department of Otolaryngology, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
Kwok
P
P
Shankar
L
L
Wang
R G
RG
D004424:Ear Canal; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed