Cochleosacculotomy revisited. Long-term results poorer than expected.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 117(10): 1150-2, 1991 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-1910702
Cochleosacculotomy has been described as a simple, efficacious treatment for relief of vertigo in patients with Meniere's disease in whom medical therapy has failed. We reviewed records of 11 elderly patients with good vestibular function who were thought to be ideal candidates for this procedure. Average follow-up was 17 months. Contrary to previous reports, long-term control of vertigo was poor, and more than 80% of the patients suffered a significant hearing loss from this procedure. Four of 11 patients required a second surgical procedure to control their vertigo. Audiometric measures revealed statistically significant postoperative increases in puretone thresholds at all frequencies and speech reception threshold, and a decrease in discrimination scores. Based on the results of this study, we no longer plan to use cochleosacculotomy for the treatment of elderly patients with Meniere's disease.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sáculo e Utrículo
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Vertigem
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Ducto Coclear
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos