Abnormal direction of internal auditory canal and vestibulocochlear nerve

Shin Kariya; Kazunori Nishizaki; Hirofumi Akagi; Michael M Paparella

doi:10.1258/0022215042703615

Abnormal direction of internal auditory canal and vestibulocochlear nerve

J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Nov;118(11):902-5. doi: 10.1258/0022215042703615.

Authors

Shin Kariya¹, Kazunori Nishizaki, Hirofumi Akagi, Michael M Paparella

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. skariya@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

PMID: 15638983
DOI: 10.1258/0022215042703615

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Child
Ear, Inner / abnormalities*
Ear, Inner / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vestibulocochlear Nerve / abnormalities*