title: [Surgical treatment of vertigo induced by jugular bulb diverticulum].
abstract: The position of the jugular bulb is extremely variable. A high jugular fossa with a diverticulum of the jugular bulb can alter the inner ear function with sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus. Nine cases of jugular bulb diverticulum with vertigo mimicking Menière's disease were operated on and followed up from 3 months to 4 years. Eight patients were treated surgically. The jugular bulb was approached through a mastoïdectomy and the diverticulum was compressed downwards using bone wax. The vertigo disappeared after surgery in all cases. These observations suggest that an abnormally of the jugular bulb should be considered as a possible symptom of Ménière's disease and that vertigo can be cured by downward compression of the diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Beaujon, Service ORL, Faculté X. Bichat, Université Paris, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bozorg Grayeli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouccara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Julien
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rihane
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaigne
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sterkers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Traitement chirurgical des vertiges induits par une ectasie du golfe de la jugulaire.