Bifenestral surgical and chemical labyrinthectomy, a new effective ablative surgical approach to intractable vertigo in Ménière disease elderly patients

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INTRODUCTION: In this article, the bi-fenestral surgical chemical labyrinthectomy is introduced as a surgical demolition technique for treating resisting incurable forms of Meniere's disease in patients aged over 70 and/or with low hearing residues refractory to medical treatment.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The results on participants fitting the inclusion criteria (n = 16) were reported using anamnesis (frequency of the crisis), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and Functional Level Scale (FLS) before and after the intervention.

RESULTS: Vertigo control was achieved in all patients of this case series. A difference of 57 and 3.67 in mean DHI (from 68 (SD 16.7) to 11 (SD 14)) and FLS (from 4.68 (SD 0.7) to 0.1 (SD 0.3)) scores respectively were seen after an average of 16.28 months. Contextually tinnitus was reported to improve in seven patients (43.75%), aggravate in three (18.75%) and remain unchanged in the remaining six (37.5%).

CONCLUSION: Bi-fenestral surgical chemical labyrinthectomy appears a safe, immediate, and effective demolition treatment for vertigo control in a restricted class of patients affected by intractable Meniere disease.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola - 74(2023), 3 vom: 14. Mai, Seite 169-174

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Salvinelli, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Bonifacio, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Trivelli, Maurizio [VerfasserIn]
Greco, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Frari, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Amadio, Domenico [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dizziness
Enfermedad de Meniere
Hearing loss
Journal Article
Mareos
Meniere disease
Pérdida de audición
Tinnitus
Vértigo
Vertigo

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.05.2023

Date Revised 29.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.otoeng.2022.09.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347073670