Abstract

 

Understanding of the pathologies which cause the diseases is not always easy. In disclosing the aural diseases mechanism, temporal bone pathology provides us excellent clues. Such a study is essential for progress in the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of disorders affecting this organ. But this involves a painstaking and long run procedures including a good record keeping and patient persuasion about postmortem research on their temporal bones. One of these few centers in the world is the House Ear Institute temporal bone research labaratory. In order to bring this subject into attention of Turkish otolaryngologists we reviewed the procedures and discussed the importance of this kind of laboratory. [Journal of Turgut Özal Medical Center 1997;4(4):472-477]

Key Words: Temporal bone, pathology