Shunt surgery in Meniere's disease.
This is a clinical study of the results of endolymphatic sac shunt surgery for Meniere's disease in 28 patients. Postoperative audiometric results and clinical evaluation of vertigo and tinnitus were analyzed to determine the effectiveness of this form of treatment. Although this is a small study and the time interval since operation is of only moderate duration (6 to 46 months), the results are encouraging: 79% of the patients showed improvement or stabilization of hearing as well as control of vertigo.
D003452:Cryosurgery; D003664:Decompression; D004710:Endolymph; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D007761:Labyrinthine Fluids; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery