Normal Hearing after Trauma with Completely Ectopic Incus - How Possible?

作者:Zou, Y. H.; Liu, H. Z.; Yang, S. M.*
来源:ORL-Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2012, 74(5): 278-279.
DOI:10.1159/000343798

摘要

Objectives: To report the rare case of a patient with complete incus dislocation after trauma showing normal hearing. Methodology: Physical examination, audiometry, CT of temporal bone, and detection during operation. Results: The incus had become remotely located in the mastoid cavity, but the patient showed normal hearing because fibrous connections had preserved bony continuity. Conclusion: This case demonstrates that disruption of the ossicular chain does not always require ossicular reconstruction.

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