title: Surgical capping of superior semicircular canal dehiscence.
abstract: Surgical plugging and resurfacing are well established treatments of superior semicircular canal dehiscence, while capping with hydroxyapatite cement has been little discussed in literature. The aim of this study was to prove the efficacy of the capping technique. Charts of patients diagnosed with superior semicircular canal dehiscence were reviewed retrospectively. All patients answered the dizziness handicap inventory, a survey analyzing the impact of their symptoms on their quality of life. Capping of the dehiscent canal was performed via the middle fossa approach in all cases. Ten out of 22 patients diagnosed with superior semicircular canal dehiscence were treated with surgical capping, nine of which were included in this study. No major perioperative complications occurred. In 8 out of 9 (89%) patients, capping led to a satisfying reduction of the main symptoms. One patient underwent revision surgery 1 year after the initial intervention. Scores in the dizziness handicap inventory were lower in the surgically treated group than in the non-surgically treated group, but results were not statistically significant (P = 0.45). Overall, capping is a safe and efficient alternative to plugging and resurfacing of superior semicircular canal dehiscence.
authors: University Clinic of ENT Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland.
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Mueller
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Vibert
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Haeusler
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Raabe
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Caversaccio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012001:Hyperacusis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D058585:Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006882:Hydroxyapatites; C475044:hydroxyapatite cement
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