Temporal bone pneumatization: meta-analysis of its characteristics with implications for head and neck surgery.

Background: The present meta-analysis aimed to analyze the morphological and morphometric aspects of temporal bone pneumatization based on the data in the available literature. It is hoped that our results may be useful for physicians, especially head and neck surgeons, performing procedures in the temporal bone region.

Materials And Methods: A systematic search was conducted in which all articles regarding the temporal bone pneumatization were searched for.