Case Report

Bilateral Congenital Absence of the Stapes Superstructure in Two Siblings

Figure 2

Right (a) and left (b) axial CT scan of the temporal bone showing the bilateral absence of the stapes (arrow), the abnormal position of the facial nerve (arrowhead), normal pneumatization of the mastoid air cells, and normal inner ear morphology.
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