title: Pneumolabyrinth: a late complication of stapes surgery.
abstract: As temporal bone imaging techniques continue to improve, it is likely that we will see an increase in the detection of pneumolabyrinth. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain how air enters the labyrinth. A small number of authors has reported an association between pneumolabyrinth and temporal bone fractures, perilymphatic fistulae, and displaced stapes prostheses. In this article, we describe a new case of pneumolabyrinth that was seen as a late complication of stapes surgery, and we summarize what is known about this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 925 Chestnut St., 6th Floor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. edwardsara@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Scheid
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Feehery
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Willcox
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Lowry
mesh_terms: D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed