"Ear, Middle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat.
| Descriptor ID |
D004432
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.397
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| Concept/Terms |
Ear, Middle- Ear, Middle
- Ears, Middle
- Middle Ears
- Middle Ear
Tympanic Cavity- Tympanic Cavity
- Cavities, Tympanic
- Cavity, Tympanic
- Tympanic Cavities
- Tympanum
- Tympanums
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ear, Middle" by people in Profiles.
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Middle ear adenoma: Cytohistologic features and differential diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2023 Apr; 51(4):E137-E141.
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The etiology, pathogeneses, and treatment of objective tinnitus: Unique case series and literature review. Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Jul - Aug; 40(4):594-597.
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The malleus cap: Anatomic description of cartilage of the lateral process of the malleus. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Mar - Apr; 39(2):208-211.
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A recurrent right ear mass. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Apr; 140(4):379-80.
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Technical feasibility of endoscopic eustachian tube catheter placement: a cadaveric analysis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2013 Jul-Aug; 27(4):314-6.
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Development of the skull of the pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata). Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2011 Oct; 294(10):1743-56.
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Use of middle ear immittance testing in the evaluation of patulous eustachian tube. J Am Acad Audiol. 2011 Apr; 22(4):201-7.
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Coisolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Hameophilus influenzae from middle ear fluid and sputum: effect on MIC results. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jan; 37(1):277.