Encephalocele with spontaneous CSF otorrhea.
Spontaneous encephalocele of the temporal bone is an uncommon condition (37 cases to date) associated with cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea. It results from a congenital dehiscence of the tegmen tympani and tegmen mastoideum. The AA. report 3 additional cases and review methods for diagnosing and surgical treatment.
Magliulo
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ENT Department, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Terranova
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Cristofari
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Petti
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D000368:Aged; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed