Update on posterior canal occlusion for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Most, if not all, cases of BPPV appear to result from free-floating posterior semicircular canal endolymph particles. Particle repositioning alleviates symptoms and findings in the vast majority of patients. For the small intractable group of nonresponders, posterior semicircular canal occlusion remains a safe and highly efficacious procedure. This new technique has also paved the way for even newer and most invasive inner ear procedures.
Parnes
L S
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
D004710:Endolymph; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010037:Otolithic Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D011187:Posture; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives