Arrested pneumatization of the skull base: an under-recognized skull base anomaly

Maria Duignan¹, Andrew Wood^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
² Waikato Clinical Campus, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Waikato Institute of Surgical Education and Research, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Maria Duignan et al. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;91(1-2):E69-E71.

doi: 10.1111/ans.16118. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Maria Duignan¹, Andrew Wood^{1

2

3}

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
² Waikato Clinical Campus, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Waikato Institute of Surgical Education and Research, Hamilton, New Zealand.

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