Koerner's septum

Koerner's septum is an anatomic boundary in the temporal bone formed by the petrosquamous suture between the petrous and squamosal portions of the mastoid air cells, at the anatomic level of the antrum.[1] Along with the middle ear ossicles, it is usually eroded in middle ear cholesteatomas.[2] Superiorly, this continues as the petrosquamous suture, a normal anatomic structure that can be mistaken for fractures on temporal bone CT.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Göksu, N; Kemaloğlu, YK; Köybaşioğlu, A; Ileri, F; Ozbilen, S; Akyildiz, N (May 1997). "Clinical importance of the Korner's septum.". The American journal of otology 18 (3): 304–6. PMID 9149822.
  2. ↑ Gaurano, JL; Joharjy, IA (2004). "Middle ear cholesteatoma: characteristic CT findings in 64 patients.". Annals of Saudi Medicine 24 (6): 442–7. PMID 15646162.
  3. ↑ Kwong, Y; Yu, D; Shah, J (August 2012). "Fracture mimics on temporal bone CT: a guide for the radiologist.". AJR. American journal of roentgenology 199 (2): 428–34. PMID 22826408.

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