title: Superior semicircular canal occlusion-Transmastoid approach.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The condition superior semi-circular canal dehiscence was first described by Minor et al. in 1998.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a novel surgical approach to the management of superior semicircular canal dehiscence. Our surgical technique involves a transmastoid rather than middle cranial fossa approach to the superior semicircular canal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that the transmastoid approach, if anatomically feasible, carries significant advantages compared to middle cranial fossa craniotomy approach for the management of superior semicircular canal dehiscence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Saint James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wijaya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Conlon