bony labyrinth


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cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

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In patient 1, to gain further access to the petrous apex, sequential removal of the bony labyrinth was performed with advancing compression of the membranous labyrinth in an attempt to preserve hearing.
Sympathetic hearing loss: a review of current understanding and report of 2 cases
If trauma is the known cause of SNHL, CT would be the appropriate initial study to evaluate the bony labyrinth.
Imaging the patient with hearing loss
An international team of researchers looked at the bony labyrinth in fossil remains and compared them to CT scans previously obtained from living primate species.
Inner ear may shed light on ancient primate behaviour
The lateral semicircular canal and incus were identified and the bony labyrinth was seen suspended in the fine cancellous bone of the mastoid.
Use of TissuePatchDural[TM] in the closure of an iatrogenic fistula following posterior semicircular canal occlusion surgery for intractable benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
One area of the anatomy of didelphids that has been long neglected because of the invasive nature of its study is the bony labyrinth (Hyrtl, 1845).
Anatomy and development of the bony inner ear in the woolly opossum, Caluromys philander (Didelphimorphia, Marsupialia)
Physicians suspect that most cases of deafness stem from problems with the hair cells--but that's tough to confirm, since the cochlea is hidden within a bony labyrinth.
Genes of silence: scientists track down a slew of mutated genes that cause deafness
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