International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 172-174 , December 2011

Unilateral conductive hearing loss secondary to an ipsilateral high jugular bulb with contralateral agenesis of the lateral dural sinuses in a pediatric patient

  • Ariel Katz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Otolaryngology-Soroka Medical Center, P.O.B. 151, Beer Sheva, Israel. Tel.: +972 86400635/545901073; fax: +972 86403037.
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  • Daniel M. Kaplan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
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  • Benzion Joshua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
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  • Ilan Shelef

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Institute, Soroka University Medical Center and the Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
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  • Marc Puterman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel

Received 20 March 2010 ,Revised 30 June 2010 ,Accepted 3 July 2010.

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PII: S1871-4048(10)00052-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2010.07.002

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 172-174 , December 2011

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