meatal

Examples

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• The meatal skin flap was elevated, and the posterior portion of the anulus tympanicus was exposed.

  Academic text (2005)

• Her history was notable for sinus surgery 5 years earlier, which included bilateral middle meatal antrostomies.

  Academic text (2009)

• The area was repaired with a free temporalis fascia graft, Avitene, Gelfoam, and a middle meatal spacer.

  Academic text (2008)

• Conventional treatment consists of ethmoidectomy and middle meatal antrostomy with removal of the allergic mucus, followed by postoperative oral corticosteroids.

  Academic text (2004)

• Coronal CT shows bilateral maxillary sinusitis with obstruction of the middle meatal antrostomies by hypertrophic middle turbinates.

  Academic text (2009)

• Therefore, when surgeons wish to explore and decompress the meatal foramen and the proximal labyrinthine portion of the facial nerve, we should use the middle fossa approach.

  Academic text (2004)

• The surgeon performed a middle meatal antrostomy to improve sinus drainage.

• During the operation, they accessed the maxillary sinus through the meatal passage.

• In her explanation, she noted that the meatal opening plays a crucial role in nasal function.

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Etymology