Lateral Meatal Fossa, Lateral MeatalPad and the Compartmentalization of Bony External Ear Canal
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, cilt.74, ss.3654-3657, 2022 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 74
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12070-020-02349-z
- Dergi Adı: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3654-3657
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Lateral meatal fossa, Lateral meatal tissue pad, Retroauricular approach, Middle ear surgery, External ear canal, Tympanomeatal flap
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
‘Lateral meatal Fossa’ and ‘lateral meatal tissue pad’, new anatomic landmarks on the lateral part of external bony ear canal posterosuperiorly just beneath the suprameatal spine which when identified and taken into consideration, may have a definite advantage in retroauricular approach to middle ear surgery. The bony external ear canal also may be divided in two parts as lateral and medial bony external ear canal. Therewithal tympanomeatal flap covering canal may be denominated to lateral tympanomeatal flap and medial tympanomeatal flap.