American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 19, Issue 7 1229-1230, Copyright © 1998 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Malleus bar as a rare cause of congenital malleus fixation: CT demonstration
Y Kurosaki, YO Tanaka and Y Itai
Department Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki-ken, Japan.
Among congenital ossicular anomalies without external ear atresia, malleus fixation is least common. We report a case of congenital malleus fixation by a bony bar connecting the malleus neck to the posterior tympanic wall, which was depicted on thin-section CT scans.