Middle ear structure and transcanal approach appropriate for middle ear surgery in rabbits
| Autor: | Xiangyu Lou, Jie Zhang, Ming Guan, Xiaolin Cao, Xia Gao, Yong Li, Yuezhi Jia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Cancer Research
rabbit 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases anatomical structure Middle ear structure 030223 otorhinolaryngology Auricle Ossicular chain Surgical microscope Surgical approach surgical approach business.industry General Medicine Anatomy Articles Facial nerve medicine.anatomical_structure Middle ear surgery middle ear Middle ear sense organs business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1792-1015 1792-0981 |
| Popis: | The current study aimed to investigate the middle ear structure and surgical approach appropriate for middle ear surgery in rabbits. A total of eight healthy New Zealand rabbits (16 ears) were dissected under a surgical microscope. The dimensions of the auditory canal and the middle ear were measured. In the present study, the transcanal surgical approach to the middle ear in rabbits was performed without complications, the anatomical landmarks in the auricle and the external auditory canal were apparent, no large vessels were present in the surgical zone and the bleeding was minor. Furthermore, the surgical procedure did not require removal of large bone sections of the external auditory canal. Additionally, the constitution of the ossicular chain, the leverage ratio of the ossicular chain and the constitution of ligaments and muscles in rabbits were similar to humans. Otherwise, the facial nerve canal in rabbits was more prominent compared with humans and the mobility of pars flaccida in rabbits was more noticeable compared with humans. The results of the current study indicate that the transcanal surgical approach was suitable to study the middle ear in rabbits. Furthermore, the rabbit middle ear may be used as a model for ossicular surgery and facial nerve research. |
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