Abstract
ObjectivesTo present nine patients with an abnormal widened bony Eustachian tube running anteriorly in the skull base through the sphenoid bone.MethodsPatients with a particular anomaly in the bony Eustachian tube incidentally found on CT examinations were registered consecutively over a period of four years.ResultsNine patients had the anomaly, eight unilaterally and one bilaterally. All our patients had additional anomalies involving the outer, middle, and/or inner ear.ConclusionThe consequences of this anomaly remain unknown, but the presence of the widened, bony ET should increase the awareness for complex temporal bone deformities and vice versa.Level of Evidence4.
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