Article
Postnatal development of the vestibular aqueduct and endolymphatic sac.
The Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology. Supplement - 1 Jan 2000
Kodama A, Sando I
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to gain basic information about the postnatal development of the vestibular aqueduct (VA) and the endolymphatic sac (ES). For this study, serial horizontal sections of 31 normal temporal bones of individuals whose ages ranged from 0 to 13 years were used. Medial view graphic reconstruction of the VA and rugose portion (RP) of the ES was performed in every case for analysis of the VA...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cranial Fossa, Posterior
- Ear, Inner
- Endolymphatic Sac
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn