Repair of Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence From a High Jugular Bulb

Samuel P Gubbels; Qi Zhang; Paul W Lenkowski; Marlan R Hansen

doi:10.1177/000348941312200409

Back

Repair of Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence From a High Jugular Bulb

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Repair of Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence From a High Jugular Bulb

Samuel P Gubbels, Qi Zhang, Paul W Lenkowski and Marlan R Hansen

Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.122(4), pp.269-272

04/2013

DOI: 10.1177/000348941312200409

PMCID: PMC3972486

PMID: 23697325

View Online

Abstract

Objectives: We describe the clinical evaluation and operative management of posterior semicircular canal dehiscence caused by a high jugular bulb. Methods: We performed a retrospective case report. Results: The patient had clinical and audiometric findings consistent with semicircular canal dehiscence and imaging findings that demonstrated erosion of the posterior semicircular canal by a high jugular bulb. Resurfacing of the eroded canal provided resolution of the vestibular symptoms without damage to the inner ear. Conclusions: Dehiscence of the posterior semicircular canal can cause clinical and audiometric findings similar to those of superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome. Resurfacing of the area of dehiscence can successfully relieve the vestibular symptoms. In the case of dehiscence of the posterior canal from a high jugular bulb, resurfacing may offer advantages over canal plugging for definitive management.

Details

Title: Subtitle: Repair of Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence From a High Jugular Bulb
Creators: Samuel P Gubbels - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Qi Zhang - Waisman Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Paul W Lenkowski - University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Marlan R Hansen - University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.122(4), pp.269-272
DOI: 10.1177/000348941312200409
PMID: 23697325
PMCID: PMC3972486
NLM abbreviation: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
ISSN: 0003-4894
eISSN: 1943-572X
Language: English
Date published: 04/2013
Academic Unit: Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984006323102771

Metrics

27 Record Views

10 Times Cited - Web of Science