Anomaly of the facial canal in a Mondini malformation with recurrent meningitis

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.144.2.7089287· OSTI ID:5050910

Curtin, H D ^[1]; Vignaud, J; Bar, D

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1. Eye and Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

A patient with recurrent meningitis and congenital hearing loss was evaluated with tomography and metrizamide cisternography. Tomography showed an aberrant first portion of the facial nerve canal, while on cisternography, communication between the internal auditory canal and the dilated labyrinthine remnant was evident. The authors describe the radiographic findings and their significance and propose a mechanism for the formation of the anomalous facial nerve canal.

• OSTI ID: 5050910
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 144:2; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AUDITORY ORGANS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
BODY AREAS
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
CONTRAST MEDIA
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
FACE
HEAD
MALFORMATIONS
MEDICINE
MEMBRANES
MENINGES
NERVES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ONTOGENESIS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIOLOGY
SENSE ORGANS
TOMOGRAPHY