Within the
Temporal Bone

From the dissection hall and the operating theatre

10 pages use real frames from the GeNext MedEd Foundation cadaveric dissection series (Dr Raman Sharma, Dr Vinit Panchal) and from live cochlear implant surgery by Dr Bhushan Kathuria & Team, with a QR code to the full video; patient identity is masked. 7 further pages carry labelled photographs from The Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery (ed. J Fagan, University of Cape Town; chapters by T Harris, T Linder, R Mathew and P Patel), used under CC BY-NC 3.0. 50 “Real images” pages close the chapters with real dissections from the Bassett Collection (D. L. Bassett, A Stereoscopic Atlas of Human Anatomy, Lane Medical Library, Stanford University, CC BY-SA 4.0), classic plates from Gray’s Anatomy (1918) and Burghard’s A System of Operative Surgery (1909) (public domain), labelled CT from Radiopaedia.org (case courtesy of Craig Hacking, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), operative photographs from the Open Access Atlas, and specimen and equipment photographs from Wikimedia Commons; each image carries its own source and licence. Each page sits in its chapter in the reader and the PDF.

• Chapter 06 · In the operating theatreCortical Mastoidectomy
• Chapter 08 · From the dissection hallThe Facial Recess and Posterior Tympanotomy
• Chapter 09 · In the operating theatreThe Round Window and Cochlear Implant Corridor
• Chapter 10 · From the dissection hallCanal Wall Down Dissection and Cavity Design
• Chapter 13 · OrientationThe Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 03 · From the open atlasOrientation and Surface Anatomy
• Chapter 06 · From the open atlasCortical Mastoidectomy
• Chapter 07 · From the open atlasThe Antrum, Aditus and Epitympanum
• Chapter 08 · From the open atlasThe Facial Recess and Posterior Tympanotomy
• Chapter 10 · From the open atlasCanal Wall Down Dissection and Cavity Design
• Chapter 13 · From the open atlasThe Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 14 · From the open atlasThe Labyrinth and Endolymphatic Sac Region
• Chapter 01 · Real images · 1 of 2Laboratory Preparation and Specimen Care
• Chapter 01 · Real images · 2 of 2Laboratory Preparation and Specimen Care
• Chapter 02 · Real images · 1 of 2The Microscope, Drill and Microinstruments
• Chapter 02 · Real images · 2 of 2The Microscope, Drill and Microinstruments
• Chapter 03 · Real images · 1 of 4Orientation and Surface Anatomy
• Chapter 03 · Real images · 2 of 4Orientation and Surface Anatomy
• Chapter 03 · Real images · 3 of 4Orientation and Surface Anatomy
• Chapter 03 · Real images · 4 of 4Orientation and Surface Anatomy
• Chapter 04 · Real images · 1 of 4Reading Temporal Bone Imaging
• Chapter 04 · Real images · 2 of 4Reading Temporal Bone Imaging
• Chapter 04 · Real images · 3 of 4Reading Temporal Bone Imaging
• Chapter 04 · Real images · 4 of 4Reading Temporal Bone Imaging
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 1 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 2 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 3 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 4 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 5 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 6 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 7 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 05 · Real images · 8 of 8Transcanal Exposure and the Middle Ear
• Chapter 07 · Real images · 1 of 3The Antrum, Aditus and Epitympanum
• Chapter 07 · Real images · 2 of 3The Antrum, Aditus and Epitympanum
• Chapter 07 · Real images · 3 of 3The Antrum, Aditus and Epitympanum
• Chapter 08 · Real images · 1 of 2The Facial Recess and Posterior Tympanotomy
• Chapter 08 · Real images · 2 of 2The Facial Recess and Posterior Tympanotomy
• Chapter 09 · Real imagesThe Round Window and Cochlear Implant Corridor
• Chapter 10 · Real images · 1 of 2Canal Wall Down Dissection and Cavity Design
• Chapter 10 · Real images · 2 of 2Canal Wall Down Dissection and Cavity Design
• Chapter 11 · Real images · 1 of 4The Ossicular Chain and Reconstruction Principles
• Chapter 11 · Real images · 2 of 4The Ossicular Chain and Reconstruction Principles
• Chapter 11 · Real images · 3 of 4The Ossicular Chain and Reconstruction Principles
• Chapter 11 · Real images · 4 of 4The Ossicular Chain and Reconstruction Principles
• Chapter 12 · Real images · 1 of 4The Stapes and Oval Window
• Chapter 12 · Real images · 2 of 4The Stapes and Oval Window
• Chapter 12 · Real images · 3 of 4The Stapes and Oval Window
• Chapter 12 · Real images · 4 of 4The Stapes and Oval Window
• Chapter 13 · Real images · 1 of 3The Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 13 · Real images · 2 of 3The Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 13 · Real images · 3 of 3The Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 14 · Real images · 1 of 5The Labyrinth and Endolymphatic Sac Region
• Chapter 14 · Real images · 2 of 5The Labyrinth and Endolymphatic Sac Region
• Chapter 14 · Real images · 3 of 5The Labyrinth and Endolymphatic Sac Region
• Chapter 14 · Real images · 4 of 5The Labyrinth and Endolymphatic Sac Region
• Chapter 14 · Real images · 5 of 5The Labyrinth and Endolymphatic Sac Region
• Chapter 15 · Real images · 1 of 3The Internal Auditory Canal and Translabyrinthine Exposure
• Chapter 15 · Real images · 2 of 3The Internal Auditory Canal and Translabyrinthine Exposure
• Chapter 15 · Real images · 3 of 3The Internal Auditory Canal and Translabyrinthine Exposure
• Chapter 16 · Real images · 1 of 2The Middle Fossa and Petrous Apex
• Chapter 16 · Real images · 2 of 2The Middle Fossa and Petrous Apex
• Chapter 17 · Real imagesCompletion, Complications and Transfer to the Theatre
• Chapter 13 · The facial nerve, completeThe Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 13 · The facial nerve, completeThe Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 13 · The facial nerve, completeThe Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 13 · The facial nerve, completeThe Intratemporal Facial Nerve
• Chapter 13 · The facial nerve, completeThe Intratemporal Facial Nerve

Watch the dissections and the operations

20 videos are linked to the chapters they illustrate: cadaveric dissections from GeNext workshops beside live operations. The same links are printed as QR codes in the PDF. Videos are for professional education.

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  Chapter 03 · Orientation and Surface AnatomyTemporal Bone: talk by Dr Vikas KakkarHAOICON 2024 · conference talk
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  Chapter 05 · Transcanal Exposure and the Middle EarEndoscopic Tympanoplasty: Hearing restorationLive surgery · transcanal access to the middle ear
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  Chapter 06 · Cortical MastoidectomyCortical Mastoidectomy, Step by StepLive surgery · see the plate after Chapter 6
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  Chapter 07 · The Antrum, Aditus and EpitympanumRecurrent Cholesteatoma: Endoscopic approachLive surgery · attic and epitympanum
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  Chapter 08 · The Facial Recess and Posterior TympanotomyPosterior Tympanotomy · Temporal Bone Dissection Part 1Cadaveric dissection · Dr Raman Sharma
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  Chapter 08 · The Facial Recess and Posterior TympanotomyCochlear Implant Surgery, Part 2: Posterior TympanotomyLive surgery · the same corridor in a patient
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  Chapter 09 · The Round Window and Cochlear Implant CorridorCochlear Implant Surgery, Part 3: Opening the CochleaLive surgery · see the plate after Chapter 9
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  Chapter 09 · The Round Window and Cochlear Implant CorridorCochlear Implant Surgery, Part 4: Electrode InsertionLive surgery · microscopic view
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  Chapter 10 · Canal Wall Down Dissection and Cavity DesignCanal Wall Down Mastoidectomy · Temporal Bone Dissection Part 2Cadaveric dissection · Dr Raman Sharma
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  Chapter 10 · Canal Wall Down Dissection and Cavity DesignFacial Nerve Decompression: Canal wall down mastoidectomyLive surgery
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  Chapter 11 · The Ossicular Chain and Reconstruction PrinciplesTympano-Ossiculoplasty: PORP and malleus relocationLive surgery · ossicular reconstruction
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  Chapter 12 · The Stapes and Oval WindowOtosclerosis: Endoscopic stapedotomyLive surgery · stapes and oval window
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  Chapter 13 · The Intratemporal Facial NerveFacial Nerve Decompression · Temporal Bone Dissection Part 3Cadaveric dissection · Dr Raman Sharma
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  Chapter 13 · The Intratemporal Facial NerveFacial Nerve Transposition · Temporal Bone Dissection Part 4Cadaveric dissection · Dr Vinit Panchal
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  Chapter 13 · The Intratemporal Facial NerveDigastric Ridge & Stylomastoid Foramen · Dissection Part 5Cadaveric dissection · Dr Vinit Panchal
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  Chapter 13 · The Intratemporal Facial NerveCochleariform Process & GSPN · Temporal Bone Dissection Part 6Cadaveric dissection · Dr Vinit Panchal
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  Chapter 13 · The Intratemporal Facial NerveRerouting the Facial Nerve · Temporal Bone Dissection Part 7Cadaveric dissection
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  Chapter 13 · The Intratemporal Facial NerveFacial Nerve Grafting: Glomus jugulotympanicumLive surgery
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  Chapter 16 · The Middle Fossa and Petrous ApexCholesterol Granuloma: Petrous apex, transnasal endoscopicLive surgery · petrous apex
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  Chapter 17 · Completion, Complications and Transfer to the TheatreInternal Carotid Artery Control: Lateral skull base tumourLive surgery · from laboratory to theatre

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