A hidden tunnel at the skull base: A descriptive anatomical study of the mastoid foramen in dry skulls

Ceren Uğuz Gençer, Mustafa Deniz Yörük, Zeynep Nisa Karakoyun, Hasan Tetiker, Mehmet İlkay Koşar

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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000049745
Published: 2026-07-17
Container: Medicine
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/md.0000000000049745,
  title = {A hidden tunnel at the skull base: A descriptive anatomical study of the mastoid foramen in dry skulls},
  author = {Ceren Uğuz Gençer and Mustafa Deniz Yörük and Zeynep Nisa Karakoyun and Hasan Tetiker and Mehmet İlkay Koşar},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Medicine},
  doi = {10.1097/md.0000000000049745},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000049745}
}

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TI  - A hidden tunnel at the skull base: A descriptive anatomical study of the mastoid foramen in dry skulls
AU  - Ceren Uğuz Gençer
AU  - Mustafa Deniz Yörük
AU  - Zeynep Nisa Karakoyun
AU  - Hasan Tetiker
AU  - Mehmet İlkay Koşar
PY  - 2026
JO  - Medicine
DO  - 10.1097/md.0000000000049745
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Gençer, C. U., Yörük, M. D., Karakoyun, Z. N., Tetiker, H., & Koşar, M. İ. (2026). A hidden tunnel at the skull base: A descriptive anatomical study of the mastoid foramen in dry skulls. Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000049745

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