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Stapediovestibular dislocation with pneumolabyrinth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2007

S Nishiike ,
Y Hyo  and
H Fukushima
S Nishiike*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Y Hyo
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
H Fukushima
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Suetaka Nishiike, Department of Otolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan. Fax: +81 86 462 1199 E-mail: nishiike@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
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Abstract

Traumatic luxation of the stapes into the vestibule is a rare entity, and the disease complicated with pneumolabyrinth is extremely rare. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with pneumolabyrinth associated with a stapediovestibular dislocation. The patient presented with vertigo and nystagmus following penetrating trauma to the middle ear. High resolution computed tomography scans demonstrated air in the vestibule and dislocation of the stapes. Exploratory tympanotomy demonstrated oozing of the perilymph from the oval window and depression of the stapes into the vestibule. Pneumolabyrinth and stapes luxation detected by high resolution computed tomography should be predictive of a perilymphatic fistula.

Keywords

Computed TomographyX-RayStapesTraumaVestibule

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Clinical Record
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 4 , April 2008 , pp. 419 - 421
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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