Temporal bone pneumatisation: meta-analysis of its characteristics with implications for head and neck surgery
Our meta-analysis analysed the characteristics of TBP. Our results show the mean values of the morphometric properties of the air cell system in humans. This information may be highly significant when performing many otolaryngological procedures, such as mastoidectomies or skull base operations in the area of the petrous apex. Furthermore, our study results prove that the size of the air cells increases with age. We hope that our results may be useful for physicians operating on the temporal bone.
Authors
- Kazimierz Niemczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3013-6403)
- Elżbieta Szczepanek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9830-3784)
- Małgorzata Szczepanek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-5627)
- A. O. Kоt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-8978)
- Martyna Dziedzic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0893-4061)
- Magdalena Grzonkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6894-5380)
- Mateusz Michalczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9133-4935)
- Patryk Ostrowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2745-9471)
- Tomasz Gładysz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0399-8086)
- Michał Bonczar
- Mateusz Koziej
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- Nicolaus Copernicus University (PL)
- Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Folia Morphologica
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5603/fm.104377
- Primary Topic
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00