[Bilateral large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (7 cases reported)].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the CT features and the auditory threshold in patients with bilateral large vestibular aqueduct syndrome.


METHODS
The diameter of vestibular aqueduct in CT and the auditory threshold in each ears of seven patients were measured.


RESULTS
Asymmetry of the enlarged vestibular aqueduct was found in all patients of whom the side the vestibular aqueduct enlarged was found having a greater hearing loss than the other side in the same patient (paried t-test; P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The measurement of vestibular aqueduct may be useful in determining the prognosis of patients with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome.
Tang
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A
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021.
Zhou
Y
Y
Chen
L
L
Xu
Z
Z
Nong
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H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014723:Vestibular Aqueduct / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*