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The Surgical Anatomy of the Sinus Tympani
James A. Donaldson, MD;
Barry J. Anson, PhD;
Raymond L. Warpeha, DDS, MD, PhD;
Michael J. Rensink, MD
Arch Otolaryngol. 1970;91(3):219-227.
Abstract
The sinus tympani is located on the medial wall of the tympanum between the subiculum and the ponticulus. It extends in a posterior direction, medial to the pyramidal eminence, stapedius muscle, and facial nerve and lateral to the posterior semicircular canal. The sinus is subject to great variability in the size and in posterior extent. The entrance of the infrapyramidal portion is likewise subject to striking variation in respect to size and shape.
The otologic surgeon must be aware of the variability of the sinus and reconciled to his inability to clean the sinus thoroughly in some patients. The limitation thus set by structure may necessitate a modification of an operative procedure planned in advance of surgical exploration.
Author Affiliations
Seattle; Iowa City; Chicago; Madison, Wis
From the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle (Dr. Donaldson); the Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, the University of Iowa, Iowa City (Dr. Anson); the Department of Anatomy, Northwestern University Dental School, Chicago (Dr. Warpeha); and the Department of Anatomy, the University of Wisconsin, Madison (Dr. Rensink).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 14, 1969.
Read before the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 15, 1968.
Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52240 (Dr. Anson).
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