Pneumolabyrinth: an unusual finding in a temporal bone fracture

Pneumolabyrinth or pneumocochlea are rarely found in temporal bone fractures. The presence of air in the inner ear is evidence of a pathological connection between the inner ear and the air-filled mastoid or middle ear cavities. A case of a pneumolabyrinth in a 2-years-old child is presented here. D...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2003-05, Vol.67 (5), p.553-555
Main Authors: Gross, Menachem, Ben-Yaakov, Abraham, Goldfarb, Abraham, Eliashar, Ron
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Cochlea
Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology
Head trauma
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Labyrinth Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Labyrinth Diseases - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pneumolabyrinth
Radiography
Skull Fractures - complications
Skull Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Temporal Bone - diagnostic imaging
Temporal Bone - injuries
Temporal bone fracture
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Vestibule
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Summary:Pneumolabyrinth or pneumocochlea are rarely found in temporal bone fractures. The presence of air in the inner ear is evidence of a pathological connection between the inner ear and the air-filled mastoid or middle ear cavities. A case of a pneumolabyrinth in a 2-years-old child is presented here. Diagnosis was made by means of a high resolution, thin sections computed tomography (CT) scan of the temporal bones, which is the imaging modality of choice in cases of otologic complaints after head trauma.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/S0165-5876(03)00013-2