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Abnormal direction of internal auditory canal and vestibulocochlear nerve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Shin Kariya ,
Kazunori Nishizaki ,
Hirofumi Akagi  and
Michael M. Paparella
Shin Kariya
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan International Hearing Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Kazunori Nishizaki
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan
Hirofumi Akagi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, National Minami-Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Michael M. Paparella
Affiliation:
Minnesota Ear Head and Neck Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Abstract

Several internal auditory canal (IAC) anomalies have been reported. To our knowledge, only one case with an abnormal direction of the IAC has been reported in an infant with Pierre Robin syndrome. In this paper, we present the first report of two non-syndromic cases with abnormal IAC direction.

Keywords

Vestibulocochlear NerveAnatomyAbnormalitiesNervous System Malformations
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 11 , November 2004 , pp. 902 - 905
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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