title: Enlarged cochlear aqueduct.
abstract: Enlargement of the cochlear aqueduct is a controversial topic, with experienced investigators doubting its existence because of a lack of published cases. We describe the CT appearance of an enlarged cochlear aqueduct in a patient with advanced congenital inner ear anomalies and congenital hearing loss. The intent of this article is to present the CT appearance of a presumably enlarged cochlear aqueduct and to underscore the need to examine this structure in patients with congenital hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Baggett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alley
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Carrasco
mesh_terms: D003052:Cochlear Aqueduct / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D003638:Deafness / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed