PROTRUDING JUGULAR BULB lN A PATIENT WITH CHOLESTEATOME - CASE STUDY

Authors

  • Sofia Paiva Interno Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • Ana Margarida Amorim Interno Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • José Carlos Neves Interno Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • João Carlos Ribeiro Interno Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • Carla Gapo Interno Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • Vera Soares Interno Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • Sandra Costa Especialista do Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • José Romão Assistente Hospitalar do Serviço O.R.L dos H.U.C.
  • Jorge Carvalho Sofia Chefe de Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.
  • António Paiva Director do Serviço O.R.L. dos H.U.C.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.431

Keywords:

Modified radical mostaidectomy, Choleteatoma, Protruding jugular bulb

Abstract

The jugular bulb in the middle ear may show a lot of anatomic variations; with overage dimensions of 15mm wide X 20mm high, these can vary as much as 10mm without beeing considered a malformation. The protruding jugular bulb is the second most common vascular anomaly of the temporal bane.

Objective: Revision of the international literature of this kind of malformation, presentation of a case of cholesteatoma and of the cirurgical tecnic (Modilied Radical Mostoidectomy).

Methods and materials: Case study of on chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma in wicth the CT discrebed a protruding jugular bulb.

Conclusion: This is a rare condition that brings o lot of obstacles in the chirurgie; the authors report the complications and the treatment.

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How to Cite

Paiva, S., Amorim, A. M., Neves, J. C., Ribeiro, J. C., Gapo, C., Soares, V., Costa, S., Romão, J., Carvalho Sofia, J., & Paiva, A. (2006). PROTRUDING JUGULAR BULB lN A PATIENT WITH CHOLESTEATOME - CASE STUDY. Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 44(1), 73–76. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.431

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 1 (2006): Março

Section

Case Report