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Various structures, such as the opening of the Eustachian tube (ET), the Rosenm\u00fcller fossa (RF), and the pharyngeal bursa (PB) are found here.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the nasopharynx posterior wall anatomic structures, including the Eustachian tube, Rosenm\u00fcller fossa, and pharyngeal bursa with cone-beam computed tomography.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The depth, width, and length of the Eustachian tube, Rosenm\u00fcller fossa, and pharyngeal bursa were measured in 150 patients using axial-sagittal cone-beam computed tomography. The Eustachian tube and Rosenm\u00fcller fossa distance to the midsagittal plane, the coronal region passing through the posterior end of the nasal septum, the superior-inferior extremity of the recesses, and the nasal floor plane distance were measured. The relationship between Rosenm\u00fcller fossa types and other parameters were evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The incidence of right Rosenm\u00fcller fossa types 1, 2, and 3 were 16%, 18%, and 66%, respectively, and that of the left Rosenm\u00fcller fossa types 1, 2, and 3 were 16%, 19.3%, and 64.7%, respectively. The mean pharyngeal bursa width, length, and depth were 10.8, 5.7, and 4.0 mm, respectively; those of the Eustachian tube were 5.6, 7.1, and 7.3 m, respectively; those of the right Rosenm\u00fcller fossa were 4.0, 12.4, and 10.5 mm, respectively; and those of the left Rosenm\u00fcller fossa were 3.8, 12.5, and 10.9 mm, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The posterior wall of the nasopharynx contains several important anatomical structures. Evaluation of these using cone-beam computed tomography has many clinical and radiological advantages. 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