Using the processus cochleariformis as a multipurpose landmark in middle cranial fossa surgery
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, vol.123, no.2, pp.163-169, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 123 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.1017/s0022215108002697
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.163-169
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Objective: To demonstrate that the anatomical structure known as the processus cochleariformis, with its intimate and constant relationships to inner-ear structures, can be used as a reliable landmark during middle cranial fossa surgery, alone or in conjunction with other landmarks.