title: Perilymphatic gusher and stapes surgery. A predictable complication?
abstract: The cases of 3 patients who had 'perilymph gushers' following stapes surgery are reported. The similarities in their clinical histories and examinations are discussed. All 3 were males and had progressive mixed deafness presenting in early childhood. Polytomography revealed anomalies in both the vestibule and internal auditory meatus in 1 patient; the stapedial reflex was unexpectedly large in all 3. Further preoperative evaluation of these features in other patients and patients affected by the X-linked deafness syndrome is indicated in order to assess the validity of the above criteria.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000601:surgery; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007761:Labyrinthine Fluids / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010498:Perilymph / Q000502:physiology*; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*