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Bilateral Middle Ear Atresia with Right Sided Microtia

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Anatomy, International Medical School, Management and Science University, MALAYSIA
  • 2Department of Anatomy, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Medical Sci., Volume 2, Issue (1), Pages 1-3, January,28 (2014)

Abstract

A dead female foetus presented normal left auricle and a small tag of tissue representing right auricle. CT scan revealed right sided absence of auricle and auditory canal and bilateral absence of middle ear. Foetal dissections presented right sided absence of musculocutaneous nerve with variation in the distribution of median nerve to muscles of arm.

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