International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 421-425 , April 2003

Imaging of a congenital perilymphatic fistula

  • Tsutomu Nakashima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +81-52-744-2325.
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  • Michihiko Sone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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  • Masa-aki Teranishi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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  • Mitsuo Tominaga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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  • Makoto Sugiura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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  • Shinji Naganawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65, Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan

Received 18 September 2002 ,Accepted 16 November 2002.

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PII: S0165-5876(02)00397-X

doi: 10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00397-X

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 421-425 , April 2003

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