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Case Reports
. 1990 Dec;104(12):982-5.
doi: 10.1017/s0022215100114550.

Postauricular cerebellar encephalocoele secondary to chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoid surgery

T V Ramanikanth  1 , M C Smith, R Ramamoorthy, K K Ramalingam
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Case Reports

Postauricular cerebellar encephalocoele secondary to chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoid surgery

T V Ramanikanth et al. J Laryngol Otol. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

Cerebellar herniation into the mastoid through the posterior aspect of the temporal bone as a result of chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoid surgery is a rare event. A case is reported in which such a hernia presented subcutaneously behind the pinna; its repair is discussed.

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