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Mastoid process

Known as: Processus mastoideus, Processes, Mastoid, Mastoid Bones 
A honeycombed section of bone located near the base of the skull, protruding behind the outer ear. It is connected to the middle ear.
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2001
2001
Early Experiences With Image-Guided Transoral Surgery for the Pathologies of the Upper Cervical Spine
Study Design. Technical note. Objectives. Three years of convincing experience with cranial neuronavigation suggested the… 
1991
1991
Vestibular neurotomy by retrosigmoid approach: technique, indications, and results.
During the past 15 years, 96 retrosigmoid vestibular neurotomies have been used in the surgical management of incapacitating… 
1989
1989
SINGLE-STAGE SURGERY FOR CHOLESTEATOMA: AN ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS
Single-stage surgery was used for 215 operations for cholesteatoma. The results were analyzed using months at risk (actuarial… 
1986
1986
Latency and amplitude effects of electrode placement on the early auditory evoked response.
This study examined the effects of electrode placement on the early auditory evoked response in normally hearing subjects. The… 
1985
1985
The bioactive glass ceramic Ceravital in ear surgery. Five years' experience.
Since 1979, various ceramics have been recommended as valuable implant materials in tympanoplasties. Such implants are used for… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Metastatic tumors in the temporal bone--a pathophysiologic study.
Nineteen temporal bones were examined from 11 patients who had metastatic temporal bone disease from a distant primary. The… 
1965
1965
EXPERIMENTAL ABSORPTION OF FLUIDS FROM THE MIDDLE EAR.
FLUID WHICH has accumulated in the mastoid and middle ear cleft, behind an intact tympanic membrane, theoretically, might find an… 
1961
1961
Otologic Manifestations of Fatal Granulomatosis of Respiratory Tract: Lethal Midline Granuloma— Wegener's Granulomatosis
The purpose of this paper is to describe the otologic features of fatal granulomatosis of the respiratory tract. Particular… 
Highly Cited
1943
Highly Cited
1943
MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE MIDDLE EAR AND THE MASTOID PROCESS
Any malignant neoplastic process involving the middle ear and the mastoid process has generally been considered almost a… 
1935
1935
Periosteal flap grafts in mastoid operations