title: Spontaneous temporomandibular joint fistula into the external auditory canal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hawke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: 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