RESUMO
A high jugular bulb and fossa has been observed in cases of bleeding complications in neur-otologic surgery, conductive and sensori-neural hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo. Comparison of 311 skulls from the Oslo mediaeval material with data from other studies showed good agreement regarding the frequency of high fossae, dehiscences, and side and sex differences. The correlation (Pearson's r) of fossa size between the two sides, with the right as the independent variable, and also the correlation between foramen size and fossa depth was less than expected from descriptions in anatomical texts based on visual observations.
Assuntos
Otolaringologia/história , Crânio/anatomia & histologia , Zigoma/anatomia & histologia , Cefalometria , Otopatias/história , Otopatias/patologia , Transtornos da Audição/história , Transtornos da Audição/patologia , História Medieval , Humanos , Noruega , Crânio/diagnóstico por imagem , Crânio/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Zigoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Zigoma/patologiaRESUMO
In a patient with two widely separated episodes of vertigo CT identified a high and medially directed jugular fossa with dehiscence extending to the internal auditory meatus and the vestibular aqueduct. The question of whether the radiological findings were incidental or directly related to the patient's symptoms is discussed.