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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
Study Design. Technical note. Objectives. Three years of convincing experience with cranial neuronavigation suggested the… 
1994
1994
The chest upper airway, nasal passages, sinuses, and mastoids the abdomen the extremities the head the spine and spinal cord. 
1991
1991
During the past 15 years, 96 retrosigmoid vestibular neurotomies have been used in the surgical management of incapacitating… 
1989
1989
Single-stage surgery was used for 215 operations for cholesteatoma. The results were analyzed using months at risk (actuarial… 
1985
1985
Since 1979, various ceramics have been recommended as valuable implant materials in tympanoplasties. Such implants are used for… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Nineteen temporal bones were examined from 11 patients who had metastatic temporal bone disease from a distant primary. The… 
1977
1977
The authors report a case of a gas-filled epidural cyst communicating with the mastoid air cells, causing fluctuating but… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
THE ADVANTAGES of preservation of the bony posterior wall of the external auditory canal during surgery for chronic infection… 
1961
1961
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
Any malignant neoplastic process involving the middle ear and the mastoid process has generally been considered almost a…