Topographic anatomy of the endolymphatic sac: a pilot cadaveric dissection study.

Purpose: The precise location of the endolymphatic sac (ES) may be difficult during surgical approaches. This morphometric study aimed to determine the exact location of ES in adult human cadavers for the management of pathologies such as Meniere's disease.

Methods: Twenty temporal bones of 10 adult cadavers (mean age: 70 ± 13.

Anatomical Analysis of the Eustachian Tube in the Temporal Bone Through the Middle Fossa Window.

Purpose: This cadaveric anatomical study aimed to explore precise morphometric measurements of the eustachian tube (ET) and adjacent structures in the middle cranial fossa, focusing on identifying reliable surgical landmarks when traditional markers are compromised due to tumors or trauma.

Methods: Twenty-two temporal bones from 11 adult cadavers (mean age: 75.70 ± 13.

Development of the Geniculate Ganglion in Human Fetuses.

Aim: To present the quantitative development of the geniculate ganglion (GG) in foetal cadavers.

Material And Methods: This study focused on 60 temporal bones of 30 (15 female and 15 male) foetuses aged 18?30 weeks of gestation (mean age, 22.83 ± 3.

An insight to tympanic membrane perforation pressure through morphometry: A cadaver study.

Introduction: A cadaveric experimental investigation aimed to show the rupture pressure of the tympanic membrane (TM) for otologists to evaluate its tensile strength.

Methods: Twenty adult ears in 10 fresh frozen whole cadaveric heads (four males, six females) mean age 72.8 (SD 13.

Cochleo-facial corridor to the vestibule and fundus of the internal auditory canal through oval window: a minimal invasive and cochlea sparing approach.

Purpose: This cadaveric work aimed to test the effectiveness of a modified surgical corridor (ExpTSA: expanded transcanal supracochlear approach) developed for anatomic cochlear preservation in selected vestibular schwannoma patients necessitating to perform cochlear implantation for appropriate cases to achieve the best outcome.

Methods: The ears of 10 cadavers (at mean age 75.70 ± 13.

Anatomic features of the fetal round and oval windows, and their relations with the tympanic nerve.

Objective: The study aimed to examine morphometric properties of the round window (RW) and oval window (OW) and to show their relation with the tympanic nerve (the Jacobson's nerve, JN) in human fetuses from the otologic surgeon's perspective.

Methods: Thirty temporal bones of 15 fetal cadavers (8 males, 7 females) aged with 24.40 ± 3.

Evaluation of Bell's palsy in the cerebellopontine angle: An MRI study.

Background: Evaluation of cranial nerve morphology through measuring cross-sectional area (CSA) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasing day-by-day in clinical diseases. In Bell's palsy (BP), the manifestation of the enlarged CSA of the facial nerve (FN) may be used for diagnosis. This study aims to evaluate whether there is an enlargement of the cisternal FN in BP.

Anatomic features of the cranial aperture of the optic canal in children: a radiologic study.

Objective: This study aimed to peruse anatomic features of the cranial aperture of the optic canal (CAOC) for obtaining an extended morphometric dataset in children.

Methods: Computed tomography images of 200 children were included in this retrospective work to analyze the shape, location and diameters of the CAOC.

Results: The CAOC area, width and height were observed as 17.

Comparison of fetal and adult tympanic membrane sizes: a cadaveric study.

Objective: The work aimed to compare fetal and adult tympanic membrane (TM) sizes for understanding dimensional development from intrauterine life to adulthood.

Methods: Fifty-six temporal bones (18 fetuses, 10 elderly adults, half male and half female in each group) were included in this study. Using a digital image software, the TM height, width and area were measured.

Microsurgical anatomy of the stapedius muscle in adult cadavers.

This study aimed to establish an extended morphometric dataset regarding the stapedius muscle for anatomists and otologists. The tympanic cavity of ten cadavers (five females, five males) aged with 75.70 ± 13.

A Computed Tomography Study of the Prechiasmatic Sulcus Anatomy in Children.

Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of the prechiasmatic sulcus in children aged between 1-20 years.

Methods: Patient files of 200 children admitted to the university hospital on 2019 were analyzed, retrospectively. The computed tomography images of patients were used to obtain anatomical knowledge containing prechiasmatic sulcus types and dimensions.

Anatomy of the Anterior Clinoid Process in Human Fetuses.

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to display the morphologic properties of the anterior clinoid process (ACP) in human fetuses in term of early childhood surgeries.

Methods: Twenty-four (10 females and 14 males) fetal cadavers aged from 16th to 28th weeks of gestation (at mean, 21.54 ± 3.

Radiologic analysis of the location, shape and size of the external aperture of the carotid canal in children.

Objectives: This retrospective computed tomography (CT) study was aimed to assess the growth dynamic of the external aperture of the carotid canal (EACC) in children aged between 1 and 20 years.

Methods: Two hundred patients (sex 100 females/100 males, average age 10.50 ± 5.

Quantitative Analysis of the Vascular and Neural Compartments of the Jugular Foramen in Dry Skulls.

Aim: To compare the right and left sides and the endo?exocranial orifices of the jugular foramen (JF) considering the vascular compartment (VC) and the neural compartment (NC).

Material And Methods: A total of 20 human dry skulls belonging to the inventory of Medical Faculty, Department of Anatomy, were included in this study. Numerical values were obtained using direct anatomical and also computed tomography measurements.

Fetal Anatomy of the Optic Strut and Prechiasmatic Sulcus with a Clinical Perspective.

Objective: The main objective of the study was to show the morphologic features of optic strut (OS) and prechiasmatic sulcus (PS) in the fetal skull base with a surgical anatomical perspective.

Methods: Twenty-three fetal cadavers (9 female, 14 male) with an average age of 21.70 ± 3.

Growth dynamic of the geniculate ganglion in children: a retrospective computed tomography study.

Purpose: The main aim of this retrospective computed tomography (CT) study was to examine the morphometric development of the geniculate ganglion (GG) in children aged between 1 and 18 years for surgical approaches.

Methods: This study was placed on 41 patients (20 females and 21 males) including cochlear implantation cases aged from one to 18 (at mean, 6.44 ± 5.

Radioanatomic Assessment of the Geniculate Ganglion Dehiscence and Dimension: A Cadaveric Study.

Objective: The main aim of this study placed on cadavers was to compare the data related to geniculate ganglion (GG) dehiscence and dimension obtained from computed tomography (CT) with dissection values.

Methods: This study was conducted on 20 temporal bones obtained from 10 cadavers (4 female, 6 male) aged between 45 and 92 (71.50 ± 15.

Evaluation of the Foramen Magnum Area Calculated by Different Methods: A Radioanatomic Study.

Purpose: The main objective of the study was to evaluate the probable diversity in the area of the foramen magnum (FM) calculated by different measuring methods.

Methods: The study was conducted on 24 dry skulls, present in the collection of the Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University. The area of FM was calculated by different measurement methods including automatic field setting, Teixeria and Radinsky formulas obtained from anatomic (ASM), photographic (PSM) and radiologic (RSM) skull measurements.

Morphometric properties of the facial canal in children: A retrospective computed tomography study.

Purpose: The main objective of the study was to examine the morphometric development of the facial canal in temporal bones aged from one to 18 years for pediatric otosurgeons and neurosurgeons.

Methods: The study was performed on 41 patients including cochlear implantation cases (20 females and 21 males) with a mean age of 6.44 ± 5.

Evaluation of the stapedial tendon growth dynamic in human fetuses.

Purpose: The main objective of the study was to investigate the morphometric properties of the stapedial tendon (ST) for pediatric otosurgeons and anatomists.

Methods: The present study was placed on 15 fetuses (8 females, 7 males) aged from 20 to 30 weeks of gestation (at mean, 24.27 ± 3.

Morphometric properties of the facial nerve in fetal temporal bones.

Objectives: The main aim of the study was to examine the development and course of the facial nerve within fetal temporal bones from an anatomical and neuro-otological perspective.

Methods: The study was conducted on 32 temporal bones from obtained fetuses (7 females, 9 male), on a mean gestational age of 26.75 ± 4.

Multiple muscular abnormalities in a fetal cadaver with CHARGE syndrome.

The CHARGE syndrome characterized by coloboma, heart defects, atresia of the choanae, retarded growth, genitourinary hypoplasia, and ear anomalies is one of the rare syndromes. Although certain clinical issues (scapular winging, sloping shoulder, Sprengel's deformity, kyphosis and scoliosis) which could be related to abnormalities in musculoskeletal structures of the neck and shoulder have been identified in CHARGE syndrome, data on details of muscle anomalies seem to be quite limited in the literature. In this case report, bilateral multiple muscular abnormalities (agenesis of the trapezius, presence of the rhombo-atloid muscle, and presence of the bipartite rhomboid minor with superficial and deep parts) was presented in a fetus cadaver with atypical CHARGE syndrome to attract the attention of clinicians for definitive diagnoses and surgical reconstruction of the shoulders deformity such as scapular winging and Sprengel's deformity.

Early diagnosis of Grisel's syndrome in children with favorable outcome.

Purpose: The painful torticollis only itself may be a major sign for the diagnosis of Grisel's syndrome (GS). It is known as an inflammatory atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation following upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and surgical otolaryngological procedures.

Patients And Methods: The analysis of 16 pediatric GS patients were reviewed retrospectively by considering the diagnosis, the treatment modality, and the prognosis at the Department of Neurosurgery and Otorhinolaryngology in Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine between 2008 and 2018.

Histopathologic evaluation of Ecballium elaterium applied to nasal mucosa in a rat rhinosinusitis model.

This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of the medicinal plant Ecballium elaterium, which is topically applied as a traditional medicine for the treatment of rhinosinusitis. Pure and extract forms of E elaterium were applied to the nasal cavity of rats for the treatment of Streptococcus-pneumoniae -induced rhinosinusitis. The nasal mucosa, soft palate, and trachea of the rats were harvested in the first hour, third day, and third week for histopathologic evaluation.

The Measurement of Various Anatomical Structures and Assessment of Morphometric Development of Fetal Skull Base.

Background: As the skull base has a complex anatomy, we underline the importance of anomalies for side asymmetry. It is useful to investigate relationship between anatomical structures for the surgical procedure orientations. Dural adherence, enlarged superior petrosal sinus, influence of neural crest cells, and cranial base ossification are among the factors in morphometric growth on skull base.