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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1728455
Lateral semicircular canal occlusion, endodolymphatic sac surgery and cochlear implantation: A low destructive treatment option for single sided Meniere's Disease and Deafness
Background : Surgical treatment of Menieres disease and deafness aims to treat vertigo and hearing disabilities. Current treatment options like labyrinthectomy and cochlear implant (CI) are destructive. The less destructive canal occlusion has been shown to be successful in vertigo control. The objective was to investigate the outcome of a combined occlusion of the lateral semicircular canal, endolymphatic sac surgery and cochlear implantation in patients with single sided Meniere’s disease and functional deafness.
Methods In this retrospective study nine patients with single-sided Meniere’s disease and functional deafness were included. In all cases the patients suffered from Menieres disease. All of them have been supplied with cochlear implants combined with an occlusion of the lateral semicircular canal, endolymphatic sac surgery in a single stage surgery following an ineffective conservative therapy trial. Clinical outcome was evaluated by the Dizziness-Handicap-Inventory (DHI) and audiological testings.
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Article published online:
13 May 2021
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