title: Endolymphatic hydrops: can it be controlled?
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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