Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature

Pneumolabyrinth following temporal bone fracture is an extremely rare condition. It results from air entering the inner ear when a communication between the air-filled middle ear spaces and inner ear is established. The imaging modality of choice for pneumolabyrinth is high-resolution computed tomog...

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Autores principales: Bacciu, Andrea, Vincenti, Vincenzo, Prasad, Sampath Chandra, Tonni, Daniela, Ventura, Elisa, Bacciu, Salvatore, Pasanisi, Enrico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25246810
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S66421
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author Bacciu, Andrea
Vincenti, Vincenzo
Prasad, Sampath Chandra
Tonni, Daniela
Ventura, Elisa
Bacciu, Salvatore
Pasanisi, Enrico
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Tonni, Daniela
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Pasanisi, Enrico
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description Pneumolabyrinth following temporal bone fracture is an extremely rare condition. It results from air entering the inner ear when a communication between the air-filled middle ear spaces and inner ear is established. The imaging modality of choice for pneumolabyrinth is high-resolution computed tomography of the temporal bone. Treatment options include conservative management (bed rest, antibiotics, corticosteroids) or surgery (exploratory tympanotomy). We present the case of a 31-year-old female who had pneumolabyrinth secondary to a temporal bone fracture. The patient was treated surgically and made a full clinical recovery.
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spelling pubmed-41662162014-09-22 Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature Bacciu, Andrea Vincenti, Vincenzo Prasad, Sampath Chandra Tonni, Daniela Ventura, Elisa Bacciu, Salvatore Pasanisi, Enrico Int Med Case Rep J Case Report Pneumolabyrinth following temporal bone fracture is an extremely rare condition. It results from air entering the inner ear when a communication between the air-filled middle ear spaces and inner ear is established. The imaging modality of choice for pneumolabyrinth is high-resolution computed tomography of the temporal bone. Treatment options include conservative management (bed rest, antibiotics, corticosteroids) or surgery (exploratory tympanotomy). We present the case of a 31-year-old female who had pneumolabyrinth secondary to a temporal bone fracture. The patient was treated surgically and made a full clinical recovery. Dove Medical Press 2014-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4166216/ /pubmed/25246810 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S66421 Text en © 2014 Bacciu et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Bacciu, Andrea
Vincenti, Vincenzo
Prasad, Sampath Chandra
Tonni, Daniela
Ventura, Elisa
Bacciu, Salvatore
Pasanisi, Enrico
Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature
title Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature
title_full Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature
title_short Pneumolabyrinth secondary to temporal bone fracture: a case report and review of the literature
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topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25246810
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S66421
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