A case of delayed endolymphatic hydrops.
A 30-year-old male with delayed endolymphatic hydrops was given a sac operation. An intradural portion of the endolymphatic sac was resected and the epithelial surface was examined under a scanning electron microscope. The epithelium showed fibrous degeneration and disappearance of the epithelial cells. Pathogenesis of degeneration of the endolymphatic sac is discussed.
Kumagami
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Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan.
Sasano
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D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004710:Endolymph; D004712:Endolymphatic Sac / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery