title: Pneumolabyrinth: an unusual finding in a temporal bone fracture.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. ron@eliashar.com
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben-Yaakov
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eliashar
mesh_terms: 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*