body of incus

bod·y of in·cus

[TA]
the main part of the incus that articulates with the malleus and from which the short and long limbs arise.
Synonym(s): corpus incudis [TA]
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Removal of head of Malleus and body of Incus or Incus completely with dislocation of Incudo-stapedial joint and removal of scutum was done for C1b cholesteatoma (medial attic).
EXCLUSIVE ENDOSCOPIC CHOLESTEATOMA SURGERY
Incus was intact in 6 (5.9%) patients, lenticular process erosion was observed in 3 (2.9%) patients, long process of incus was necrosed in 81 (79.4%) patients and body of incus was destroyed in 12 (11.8%) patients.
CORRELATION OF OSSICULAR CHAIN DEFECTS WITH AUDIOMETRIC PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL TYPE
Among the ossicles, the long process of incus, stapes crura, body of incus and manubrium are involved in that order of frequency.
Ossicular erosion in mucosal type of chronic suppurative otitis media in our experience
There is a good correlation between erosion of malleus and body of incus with intraoperative findings, although long process of incus and stapes could not reliably be detected by HRCT.
Comparative study of findings of preoperative computerised tomography of mastoids with intraoperative findings in cases with CSOM
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