Endolymphatic hydrops: can it be controlled?
While endolymphatic shunt procedures are conceptually logical, there are characteristics of underlying pathological conditions and host response that severely limit the probabilities of achieving functional shunts.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000601:surgery*; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004712:Endolymphatic Sac / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged