Journal Reviews

Neurosurgery journal cover

Single surgery for repair of tegmen defects and superior semicircular canal dehiscence

1 September 2019 | | Neurotology, ENTA-Rhinoplasty | cerebrospinal fluid leak or fistula, Encephalocele, Intracranial pressure, Middle cranial fossa, Superior semicircular canal, Temporal bone

This retrospective review of 34 patients undergoing repair of the temporal bone defect via the middle cranial fossa approach provides the author’s management strategy for two problems: superior semicircular canal dehiscence and tegmen defects. The incidence of both these pathologies...

When ears go bad

1 September 2015 | | Cancer, External auditory canal, Squamous cell carcinoma, Surgical management, Temporal bone malignancy, Temporal bone resection

Whilst rare, squamous cell carcinoma is the commonest primary malignancy of the temporal bone and is discussed in this review article. This tumour frequently presents with otalgia, ottorhoea and hearing loss; less commonly, with facial palsy or parotid mass. Investigations...