Case report: greatly enlarged jugular fossa with progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
A case of a five-year-old child with a greatly enlarged jugular fossa and high jugular bulb with associated progressive sensorineural hearing loss is presented. While various forms of this anatomical variant have been described by many authors, this is an extreme example, and progressive symptoms are most unusual.
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Department of Radiology, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications