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Transmastoid repair of superior semicircular canal dehiscence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2008

M V Kirtane ,
A Sharma  and
D Satwalekar
M V Kirtane*
Affiliation:
Professor Emeritus, Department of ENT, Seth G S Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
A Sharma
Affiliation:
Lecturer, Department of ENT, Seth G S Medical College & King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
D Satwalekar
Affiliation:
ENT Specialist, Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Milind V Kirtane, 1st Floor, Amar Bhuvan, French Bridge, Near Opera House, Mumbai 400007, India. Fax: 0091(22) 23686010 E-mail: drmvk@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

The aim of this study was to describe the successful operative management of a patient with superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome, using the transmastoid approach under local anaesthesia.

Methods:

The transmastoid approach was used to plug the superior semicircular canal.

Results:

Post-operatively, the patient experienced significant improvement in his symptoms of sound- and pressure-induced dysequilibrium, autophony and imbalance.

Conclusion:

Successful operative management of superior semicircular canal dehiscence can be achieved via the transmastoid approach under local anaesthesia.

Keywords

Semicircular CanalsVertigoOtologic Surgical Procedures

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 3 , March 2009 , pp. 356 - 358
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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