title: Unilateral isolated incus agenesis: detection by virtual endoscopy.
abstract: We report the first case of unilateral incus agenesis in the literature. Preoperative diagnosis by virtual endoscopy further enhances the significance of this case. We present thin-section temporal bone computed tomographic images and 3-dimensional reconstructed views which were all correlated with intraoperative findings. The patient was successfully treated with an ossicular prosthesis replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gaziosmanpasa University Medical Faculty, Tokat, Turkey. basarsarikayamd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Basar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarikaya
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eyibilen
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aladag
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guven
authors.forename: M Murat
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Firat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007188:Incus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*