The sacculotomy procedure.
In patients who have unilateral idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops with intractable, severe episodic vertigo and established sensorineural deafness that cannot be helped by a hearing aid, the Cody tack procedure is the conservative procedure of choice. Local anesthesia is used, morbidity is unusual, vertigo is controlled in almost 80% of patients, and hearing can be maintained or improved.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
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D018159:Endolymphatic Hydrops / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000295:instrumentation; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery