Maturation of the internal auditory canal and posterior petrous bone with relevance to lateral and posterolateral skull base approaches
Abstract Anatomic knowledge of the internal auditory canal (IAC) and surrounding structures is a prerequisite for performing skull base approaches to the IAC. We herein perform a morphometric analysis of the IAC and surgically relevant aspects of the posterior petrous bone during pediatric maturatio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-03-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07343-9 |