Radiological Features and Pathognomonic Sign of Stapes Footplate Fistula in Inner Ear Malformations

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SENNAROĞLU L.

TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.59, sa.2, ss.95-102, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tao.2021.6180
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-102
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Inner ear, stapes footplate fistula, congenital abnormalities, cochleovestibular anomalies, meningitis, diagnostic imaging, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Some inner ear malformations may cause recurrent meningitis, which may be fatal. The etiology is usually a stapes footplate fistula which enables microorganisms to pass into the inner ear containing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), causing repeated attacks of meningitis. Radiological signs of the fistula are not obvious and are not reported in detail in the literature. The aim of the study is to investigate the radiological features of stapes footplate fistula in inner ear malformations.