Endolymphatic sac surgery in Mondini's dysplasia: a report of 16 cases.
This paper presents 12 patients (16 ears) with radiographic evidence of Mondini's dysplasia who underwent endolymphatic sac surgery. And additional 4 patients (7 ears) on whom surgery was not performed are included. Class I or II results were obtained in 81% of the ears. Pathophysiology, as it relates to the fluctuant nature of the hearing impairment, is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004712:Endolymphatic Sac / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed