title: Current status of surgical decompression and drainage procedures upon the endolymphatic system.
abstract: At the present time, neither the etiologic factors nor the pathophysiologic mechanisms that lead to the development of endolymphatic hydrops or Ménière's disease are known; however, the anatomic-pathologic alterations in the labyrinth that are produced by the disease are well-documented. Undoubtedly, what is not known is responsible for the controversial status and questionable benefit that surgical decompression and drainage procedures have upon the endolymphatic system.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004322:Drainage; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004487:Edema / Q000378:metabolism; D004710:Endolymph / Q000378:metabolism; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007761:Labyrinthine Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000601:surgery