Klippel-Feil syndrome and associated ear anomalies

Yidirim N., Arslanoglu A., Mahirogullari M., Sahan M., Ozkan H.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.29, sa.5, ss.319-325, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.09.009
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.319-325
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and purpose: Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a congenital segmentation anomaly of the cervical vertebrae that manifests as short neck, low hair line, and limited neck mobility. Various systemic malformations may also accompany the syndrome including wide variety of otopathologies affecting all 3 compartments of the ear (external, middle, and inner ear) as well as internal acoustic canal and vestibular aqueduct. We aimed to investigate these involvements and their clinical correlates in a group of patients with KFS.