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Triple semicircular canal occlusion: a surgical perspective with short- and long-term outcomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2021

G Kontorinis Open the ORCID record for G Kontorinis [Opens in a new window]  and
G Thachil
G Kontorinis*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
G Thachil
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Author for correspondence: Mr Georgios Kontorinis, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, G51 4TF, Glasgow, Scotland, UK E-mail: gkontorinis@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective

To determine the short- and long-term outcomes of triple semicircular canal occlusion as a potential alternative for patients with intractable Ménière's disease.

Methods

A retrospective case series was performed in university settings, enrolling patients with intractable Ménière's disease with previous maximum treatment, who underwent transmastoid, triple semicircular canal occlusion. The study documented: pre- and post-operative Dizziness Handicap Inventory scores at six weeks and one year post-treatment, pure tone audiometry, and surgical aspects.

Results

Two female patients, aged 42 and 65 years, underwent unilateral three-semicircular-canal occlusion. Their respective Dizziness Handicap Inventory scores improved from 88 to 68 and 54 to 30 at six weeks post-operatively, with scores of 66 and 0 at one year post-treatment. The one patient with pre-existing functional hearing maintained her hearing threshold post-operatively.

Conclusion

Triple semicircular canal occlusion is a safe, hearing-preserving, extracranial alternative technique that can control rotatory vertigo in patients with intractable Ménière's disease, when other measures have failed.

Keywords

DizzinessInner EarEndolymphSemicircular CanalsVertigo

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 136 , Issue 2 , February 2022 , pp. 125 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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