Application of 3-dimensional Modeling to Plan Totally Endoscopic Per-Meatal Drainage of Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granuloma.

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  • Charnelle Carlos
  • William Parkes
  • Adrian L James
چکیده

C holesterol granuloma (CG) of the petrous apex (PA) may be asymptomatic or enlarge to cause symptoms from compression of neural and vascular structures within the temporal bone. Surgical decompression may then be indicated. We present a case of PA-CG where the feasibility of decompression with a minimally invasive permeatal infracochlear approach was first assessed through 3dimensional imaging and printing technology. Exemption was granted by the hospital’s Research Ethics Board.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

دوره 153 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015