Persistent Stapedial Artery with Ankylosis of the Stapes Footplate

A 46-year-old man presented to the Otolaryngology Department with a 10-year history of right-sided hearing loss. He denied any prior ear problems or family history of hearing loss. An audiogram demonstrated a right maximal conductive loss and a Carhart notch. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a...

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Published in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2018-08, Vol.97 (7), p.227-228
Main Authors: Hill, Fiona C.E., Teh, Bing, Tykocinski, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankylosis
Ankylosis - complications
Ankylosis - diagnosis
Arteries - abnormalities
Care and treatment
Case reports
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Hearing aids
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss, Conductive - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Middle Aged
Otolaryngology
Risk factors
Stapedius - blood supply
Stapes
Surgery
Tomography
Veins & arteries
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Summary:A 46-year-old man presented to the Otolaryngology Department with a 10-year history of right-sided hearing loss. He denied any prior ear problems or family history of hearing loss. An audiogram demonstrated a right maximal conductive loss and a Carhart notch. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a 2-mm lucency on the oval window (figure 1).
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/014556131809700702