Pneumolabyrinth: an unusual finding in a temporal bone fracture.
Pneumolabyrinth or pneumocochlea are rarely found in temporal bone fractures. The presence of air in the inner ear is evidence of a pathological connection between the inner ear and the air-filled mastoid or middle ear cavities. A case of a pneumolabyrinth in a 2-years-old child is presented here. Diagnosis was made by means of a high resolution, thin sections computed tomography (CT) scan of the temporal bones, which is the imaging modality of choice in cases of otologic complaints after head trauma.
Gross
Menachem
M
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. ron@eliashar.com
Ben-Yaakov
Abraham
A
Goldfarb
Abraham
A
Eliashar
Ron
R
D000388:Air; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*