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Yang HH, Yang I, Gopen QS. First-Side and Second-Side Repair of Bilateral Superior Canal Dehiscence. Laryngoscope 2024; 134:1882-1888. [PMID: 37937741 DOI: 10.1002/lary.31118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Bilateral superior canal dehiscence (SCD) may warrant surgeries on both sides. With repairs of unilateral SCD as reference, we investigate the comparative effectiveness of first-side and second-side repairs, in hopes of establishing knowledge that can guide clinical decision-making pertaining the appropriateness of second-side surgeries. METHODS Middle fossa SCD repairs at an institution between 2011 and 2022 were analyzed. Multivariable regression models assessed symptom resolution and audiometric improvement with surgery cohort (unilateral SCD repair vs. first-side repair vs. second-side repair) as the primary predictor. All models controlled for patient age, sex, surgery duration, prior ear surgery, and follow-up. RESULTS A total of 407 repairs (180 unilateral SCD, 172 first-side, and 55 second-side repairs) were analyzed. The rates of overall symptom improvement for auditory and vestibular symptoms were as follows: 81% and 67% for unilateral SCD repairs; 73% and 54% for first-side repairs; and 43% and 51% for second-side repairs, respectively. Compared with first-side repairs, which resolved auditory symptoms at similar rates (aOR 95% C.I. 0.36-1.07) but resolved vestibular symptoms at significantly lower rates (aOR 95% C.I. 0.35-0.93) compared with unilateral SCD repairs, second-side repairs resolved auditory symptoms at significantly lower rates (aOR 95% C.I. 0.10-0.51) but resolved vestibular symptoms at similar rates (aOR 95% C.I. 0.45-2.01). CONCLUSIONS Careful consideration of perioperative symptomatology may inform the appropriateness of second-side surgeries. If auditory symptoms persisted following first-side surgeries, second-side surgeries are less likely to yield resolution. If vestibular symptoms persisted following first-side repairs, second-side repairs may lead to resolution at similar rates as first-side repairs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 134:1882-1888, 2024.
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- Hong-Ho Yang
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mowery TM, Wackym PA, Nacipucha J, Dangcil E, Stadler RD, Tucker A, Carayannopoulos NL, Beshy MA, Hong SS, Yao JD. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence and subsequent closure induces reversible impaired decision-making. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1259030. [PMID: 37905188 PMCID: PMC10613502 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1259030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Background Vestibular loss and dysfunction has been associated with cognitive deficits, decreased spatial navigation, spatial memory, visuospatial ability, attention, executive function, and processing speed among others. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is a vestibular-cochlear disorder in humans in which a pathological third mobile window of the otic capsule creates changes to the flow of sound pressure energy through the perilymph/endolymph. The primary symptoms include sound-induced dizziness/vertigo, inner ear conductive hearing loss, autophony, headaches, and visual problems; however, individuals also experience measurable deficits in basic decision-making, short-term memory, concentration, spatial cognition, and depression. These suggest central mechanisms of impairment are associated with vestibular disorders; therefore, we directly tested this hypothesis using both an auditory and visual decision-making task of varying difficulty levels in our model of SSCD. Methods Adult Mongolian gerbils (n = 33) were trained on one of four versions of a Go-NoGo stimulus presentation rate discrimination task that included standard ("easy") or more difficult ("hard") auditory and visual stimuli. After 10 days of training, preoperative ABR and c+VEMP testing was followed by a surgical fenestration of the left superior semicircular canal. Animals with persistent circling or head tilt were excluded to minimize effects from acute vestibular injury. Testing recommenced at postoperative day 5 and continued through postoperative day 15 at which point final ABR and c+VEMP testing was carried out. Results Behavioral data (d-primes) were compared between preoperative performance (training day 8-10) and postoperative days 6-8 and 13-15. Behavioral performance was measured during the peak of SSCD induced ABR and c + VEMP impairment and the return towards baseline as the dehiscence began to resurface by osteoneogenesis. There were significant differences in behavioral performance (d-prime) and its behavioral components (Hits, Misses, False Alarms, and Correct Rejections). These changes were highly correlated with persistent deficits in c + VEMPs at the end of training (postoperative day 15). The controls demonstrated additional learning post procedure that was absent in the SSCD group. Conclusion These results suggest that aberrant asymmetric vestibular output results in decision-making impairments in these discrimination tasks and could be associated with the other cognitive impairments resulting from vestibular dysfunction.
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- Todd M. Mowery
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
- Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
- Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
- Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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Andresen NS, Krishnan PS, Lin BM, Formeister E, Carey JP. Positioning for Middle Cranial Fossa Repair of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Laryngoscope 2023; 133:1218-1221. [PMID: 35819890 PMCID: PMC10355312 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) repair through the middle cranial fossa approach is typically performed on a patient in the supine position and the patient’s head is turned to the contralateral side and secured with surgical pinions or supported on a headrest. However, traditional supine positioning method may place strain on the patient’s neck, limit the surgeon’s visualization of the dehiscence due to inadequate head rotation, and compromise the ergonomic positioning of the surgeon. Here, we present a novel positioning method for middle fossa SCD repair that allows for optimal head rotation in a semi-supine position, requires less set-up and patient manipulation than the park bench position, and does not require the use of surgical pins.
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- Nicholas S Andresen
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Massachusetes Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Yang HH, Lum M, Kaur T, Yang I, Gopen QS. Postoperative Pneumolabyrinth Following the Middle Cranial Fossa Approach for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Repair, 2014-2020. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 168:453-461. [PMID: 35727631 DOI: 10.1177/01945998221106688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study investigates risk factors and clinical outcomes of postoperative pneumolabyrinth following the middle cranial fossa approach for superior semicircular canal dehiscence repair, a complication that has not been documented previously. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary/quaternary care referral center. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of 332 middle cranial fossa procedures from 2014 to 2020 at a tertiary/quaternary care institution. Upon identifying pneumolabyrinth cases from postoperative computed tomography temporal bone scans, we conducted multivariable logistic regression analysis to explore demographic and clinical factors that were independently linked to this complication. We also compared the rates of postoperative symptoms among patients with different grades of pneumolabyrinth. RESULTS We identified 41 (12.3%) pneumolabyrinth cases. Patients with older age, higher preoperative pure tone average, and frank dehiscence were at higher risk for pneumolabyrinth. Furthermore, patients with pneumolabyrinth reported significantly higher rates of postoperative dizziness and exhibited significantly greater pure tone average and air-bone gap postoperatively as compared with patients without pneumolabyrinth. Finally, higher-grade pneumolabyrinth was associated with increased rates of postoperative hearing loss, and grade III pneumolabyrinth was associated with higher rates of postoperative tinnitus vs grade I and II cases. CONCLUSION Pneumolabyrinth following the middle cranial fossa approach was associated with poor clinical outcomes, including dizziness and auditory impairment. Old age, high preoperative pure tone average, and frank dehiscence were risk factors for this complication. The highlighted parameters may be important to note when considering this approach as a treatment option and while monitoring postoperative recovery.
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- Hong-Ho Yang
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Wackym PA, Balaban CD, Van Osch OJ, Morris BT, Tamakloe MA, Salvatore VL, Duwadi S, Gay JD, Mowery TM. New model of superior semicircular canal dehiscence with reversible diagnostic findings characteristic of patients with the disorder. Front Neurol 2023; 13:1035478. [PMID: 36742050 PMCID: PMC9892720 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1035478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Third window syndrome is a vestibular-cochlear disorder in humans in which a third mobile window of the otic capsule creates changes to the flow of sound pressure energy through the perilymph/endolymph. The nature and location of this third mobile window can occur at many different sites (or multiple sites); however, the most common third mobile window is superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD). There are two essential objective diagnostic characteristics needed to validate a model of SSCD: the creation of a pseudoconductive hearing loss and cVEMP increased amplitude and decreased threshold. Methods Adult Mongolian gerbils (n = 36) received surgical fenestration of the superior semicircular canal of the left inner ear. ABR and c+VEMP testing were carried out prior to surgery and over acute (small 1 mm SSCD, 1-10 days) or prolonged (large 2 mm SSCD, 28 days) recovery. Because recovery of function occurred quickly, condenser brightfield stereomicroscopic examination of the dehiscence site was carried out for the small SSCD animals post-hoc and compared to both ABRs and c+VEMPs. Micro-CT analysis was also completed with representative samples of control, day 3 and 10 post-SSCD animals. Results The SSCD created a significant worsening of hearing thresholds of the left ear; especially in the lower frequency domain (1-4 kHz). Left (EXP)/right (CTL) ear comparisons via ABR show significant worsening thresholds at the same frequency representations, which is a proxy for the human pseudoconductive hearing loss seen in SSCD. For the c+VEMP measurements, increased amplitude of the sound-induced response (N1 2.5 ms and P1 3.2 ms) was observed in animals that received larger fenestrations. As the bone regrew, the c+VEMP and ABR responses returned toward preoperative values. For small SSCD animals, micro-CT data show that progressive osteoneogenesis results in resurfacing of the SSCD without bony obliteration. Conclusion The large (2 mm) SSCD used in our gerbil model results in similar electrophysiologic findings observed in patients with SSCD. The changes observed also reverse and return to baseline as the SSCD heals by bone resurfacing (with the lumen intact). Hence, this model does not require a second surgical procedure to plug the SSCD.
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- P. Ashley Wackym
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States,Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, Neurobiology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States,Rutgers Brain Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States,*Correspondence: Todd M. Mowery ✉
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Commesso EA, Kaylie D, Risoli T, Peskoe SB, Witsell D, Coles T. Screening for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Clinical Practice Using the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire-7. Laryngoscope 2022; 132:2217-2223. [PMID: 34978078 DOI: 10.1002/lary.29995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the ability of the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire-7 (ETDQ-7) to discriminate between patients with Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and Non-ETD diagnoses, and identify symptom information to improve ability to discriminate these groups. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS Pilot retrospective study with consecutive adult patients presenting to otology clinics and one general otolaryngology clinic in an academic health system. Patients were administered ETDQ-7 with eight additional symptom items. Electronic health records were reviewed for demographic and diagnostic information. Patients were grouped into diagnosis categories: 1) True ETD, 2) experiencing ear fullness (EF) not due to ETD, and 3) Control patients without ETD-related disorders or EF. ETDQ-7 and symptom item scores were compared by the diagnosis group. Receiver-operative characteristics curves and area under the curve (AUC) were generated for each ETD diagnosis group based on ETDQ-7 and symptom scores. RESULTS Of the 108 patients included in this study 74 (68.5%) were diagnosed with ETD. Patients with ETD had higher (indicating worse symptom burden) overall ETDQ-7 scores than Control group (Median [Q1, Q3] 3.0, [1.7, 4.1]; versus 1.5 [1.0, 3.4] P = .008). There was no statistically significant difference between overall ETDQ-7 scores for ETD and Non-ETD EF patients (P = .389). The AUC for the ETDQ-7 in discriminating ETD from other conditions that cause EF was 0.569; the addition of 8 symptom questions to the ETDQ-7 improved AUC to 0.801. CONCLUSION Additional patient-reported symptom information may improve the ability to discriminate ETD from other similarly presenting diagnoses when using ETDQ-7. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 2022.
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- Emily A Commesso
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A
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- Clinical Development, Catalyst Clinical Research, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27617, U.S.A
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A
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Unterberger A, Miller J, Gopen Q, Yang I. Bilateral Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Concurrent With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Case Report. Cureus 2021; 13:e19943. [PMID: 34984117 PMCID: PMC8714038 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is characterized by temporal bone thinning, which creates an opening between the inner ear and middle cranial fossa. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type (EDS-HT) is a genetic collagen synthesis disorder, often resulting in bony abnormalities. We present the case of a 39-year-old female with EDS-HT who exhibited the otological symptoms characteristic of bilateral SSCD. High-resolution computed tomography (CT) scans confirmed the diagnosis. The patient elected for middle fossa craniotomy and noted symptomatic improvement. Due to its potential to confer bone fragility, EDS-HT may predispose SSCD development. Further examination of the relationship between these disorders is necessary.
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- Ansley Unterberger
- Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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Maheu M, Elblidi A, Saliba I. Investigating Performance of cVEMP and oVEMP in the Identification of Superior Canal Dehiscence in Relation to Dehiscence Location and Size. Audiol Res 2021; 11:452-62. [PMID: 34562880 DOI: 10.3390/audiolres11030042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Compare the sensitivity and specificity of cVEMP (500 Hz), oVEMP (500 Hz and 4 kHz) in the identification of SSCD. A secondary objective was to identify the influence of dehiscence size and location on cVEMP and oVEMP responses. Methods: Individuals with unilateral (n = 16) and bilateral (n = 10) scan confirmed SSCD were assessed using air-conducted cVEMP and oVEMP Results: For cVEMP, an amplitude cutoff of 286.9 μV or a threshold cutoff of 67.5 dBnHL revealed, respectively, a sensitivity of 75% and 70.6% and a specificity of 69.4% and 100%. For oVEMP (500 Hz), an amplitude cutoff of 10.8 μV or a threshold cutoff of 77.5 dBnHL revealed a sensitivity of 83.33% and a specificity of 87.5% and 80%, respectively. oVEMP (4 kHz), an amplitude cutoff of 3.1 μV, revealed a high specificity of 100% but a low sensitivity of 47.2%. A positive correlation was noted between the length of the SSCD and the cVEMP and oVEMP (500 Hz) thresholds and cVEMP amplitude. Conclusions: Our results support the use of oVEMP in the identification of SSCD. The presence of oVEMP (500 Hz) with an amplitude higher or equal to 10.8 μV, a threshold lower or equal to 77.5 dBnHL or oVEMP (4 kHz) amplitude of 3.1 μV represents the most useful to identify SSCD.
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Totten DJ, Smetak MR, Manzoor NF, Perkins EL, Cass ND, Hatton K, Santapuram P, O'Malley MR, Haynes DS, Bennett ML, Rivas A. Endoscope-Assisted Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Repair: Single Institution Outcomes. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2021; 131:743-748. [PMID: 34459286 DOI: 10.1177/00034894211041223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes of endoscope-assisted middle cranial fossa MCF) repair of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) compared to microscopic MCF repair. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort. SETTING Tertiary medical center neurotology practice. METHODS Retrospective chart review and cohort study of patients who underwent surgical repair of SSCD via MCF approach from 2010 to 2019 at our institution. Patients were categorized according to use of endoscope intraoperatively. Pre- and post-operative symptom number was calculated from 8 patient-reported symptoms. Pre- and post-operative changes in symptom number were assessed using paired t-tests. Single-predictor binary logistic regression was used to compare final reported symptoms between cohorts. Linear regression was performed to assess air-bone gap (ABG) changes postoperatively between cohorts. RESULTS Forty-six patients received surgical management for SSCD. Of these, 27 (59%) were male and 19 (41%) were female. Bilateral SSCD was present in 14 cases (29%), of which 3 underwent surgical management bilaterally, for a total of 49 surgical ears. Surgery was performed on the right ear in 19 cases (39%) and on the left in 30 cases (61%). Forty ears (82%) underwent microscopic repair while 9 (18%) underwent endoscope-assisted repair. Microscopic and endoscope-assisted MCF repair both demonstrated significantly improved symptom number postoperatively (P < .001 for each). There was no significant difference in change in ABG between the 2 cohorts. On average, patient-reported symptoms and audiometrically-tested hearing improved postoperatively in both groups. CONCLUSION While endoscopic-assisted MCF repair has the potential to provide better visualization of medial and downslope defects, repair via this technique yields similar results and is equivalent to MCF repair utilizing the microscope alone.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- P Ashley Wackym
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, Neurobiology, Communication Science & Disorders, Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Wentland C, Cousins J, May J, Rivera A. Dural Contact to the Malleus Head in Patients with Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence (SSCD): Case Series and Review of SSCD and Tegmen Defects. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2021; 130:1400-1406. [PMID: 33834872 DOI: 10.1177/00034894211007257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Report a series of cases in which patients have concomitant superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) and a dehiscent tegmen tympani with Dural contact to the malleus head (DCMH). METHODS An analysis of radiologic and audiologic data in 4 patients who presented with SSCD and DCMH at a tertiary care institution. A pertinent literature review was performed. RESULTS Four patients (5 ears) had SSCD and DCMH. In 3 patients with unilateral DCMH, the mean maximum air-bone gap was 15 dB in the ear with DCMH compared to 50 dB in the ear without DCMH. Of the 5 ears with DCMH, the mean air conduction threshold at 250 Hz was 17 dB compared to 42 dB in the 3 ears without DCMH. CONCLUSIONS We report the findings of DCMH in a series of 4 patients with bilateral SSCD. This limited series suggests that ears with SSCD and DCMH have less of an air-bone gap than would be expected, as 1 would expect an additive effect of DCMH and SSCD on the air-bone gap.
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- Carissa Wentland
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Missouri, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Mignacco G, Salerni L, Bindi I, Monciatti G, Cerase A, Mandalà M. Case Report: Local Anesthesia Round Window Plugging and Simultaneous Vibrant Soundbridge Implant for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Front Neurol 2020; 11:581783. [PMID: 33414756 PMCID: PMC7783446 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.581783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study is to report the outcomes of round window reinforcement surgery performed with the application of a Vibrant Soundbridge middle ear implant (VSB; MED-EL) in a patient with superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) who presented with recurrent vertigo, Tullio phenomenon, Hennebert's sign, bone conduction hypersensitivity, and bilateral moderate to severe mixed hearing loss. Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) confirmed bilateral superior semicircular canal dehiscence while this was not seen in magnetic resonance imaging. The surgical procedure was performed in the right ear as it had worse vestibular and auditory symptoms, a poorer hearing threshold, and greatly altered HRCT and VEMPs findings. With local-assisted anesthesia, round window reinforcement surgery (plugging) with perichondrium was performed with simultaneous positioning of a VSB on the round window niche. At the one and 3 months follow-up after surgery, VSB-aided hearing threshold in the right ear improved to mild, and loud sounds did not elicit either dizziness or pain in the patient.
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- Giulia Mignacco
- Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Neuroimaging, Diagnostic and Functional Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Taylor RL, Magnussen JS, Kwok B, Young AS, Ihtijarevic B, Argaet EC, Reid N, Rivas C, Pogson JM, Rosengren SM, Halmagyi GM, Welgampola MS. Bone-Conducted oVEMP Latency Delays Assist in the Differential Diagnosis of Large Air-Conducted oVEMP Amplitudes. Front Neurol 2020; 11:580184. [PMID: 33193031 PMCID: PMC7658177 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.580184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: A sensitive test for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence (SCD) is the air-conducted, ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (AC oVEMP). However, not all patients with large AC oVEMPs have SCD. This retrospective study sought to identify alternate diagnoses also producing enlarged AC oVEMPs and investigated bone-conducted (BC) oVEMP outcome measures that would help differentiate between these, and cases of SCD. Methods: We reviewed the clinical records and BC oVEMP results of 65 patients (86 ears) presenting with dizziness or balance problems who underwent CT imaging to investigate enlarged 105 dB nHL click AC oVEMP amplitudes. All patients were tested with BC oVEMPs using two different stimuli (1 ms square-wave pulse and 8 ms 125 Hz sine wave). Logistic regression and odds ratios were used to determine the efficacy of BC oVEMP amplitudes and latencies in differentiating between enlarged AC oVEMP amplitudes due to dehiscence from those with an alternate diagnosis. Results: Fifty-three ears (61.6%) with enlarged AC oVEMP amplitudes were identified as having frank dehiscence on imaging; 33 (38.4%) had alternate diagnoses that included thinning of the bone covering (near dehiscence, n = 13), vestibular migraine (n = 12 ears of 10 patients), enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome (n = 2) and other causes of recurrent episodic vertigo (n = 6). BC oVEMP amplitudes of dehiscent and non-dehiscent ears were not significantly different (p > 0.05); distributions of both groups overlapped with the range of healthy controls. There were significant differences in BC oVEMP latencies between dehiscent and non-dehiscent ears for both stimuli (p < 0.001). A prolonged n1 125 Hz latency (>11.5 ms) was the best predictor of dehiscence (odd ratio = 27.8; 95% CI:7.0-111.4); abnormal n1 latencies were identified in 79.2% of ears with dehiscence compared with 9.1% of ears without dehiscence. Conclusions: A two-step protocol of click AC oVEMP amplitudes and 125 Hz BC oVEMP latency measures optimizes the specificity of VEMP testing in SCD.
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- Rachael L Taylor
- Department of Physiology and Center for Brain Research, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Macquarie Medical Imaging, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,The Balance Clinic and Laboratory, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,The Balance Clinic and Laboratory, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,The Balance Clinic and Laboratory, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neurology Department and Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Balance Clinic and Laboratory, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neurology Department and Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neurology Department and Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neurology Department and Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,The Balance Clinic and Laboratory, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Neurology Department and Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Third window syndrome describes a set of vestibular and auditory symptoms that arise when a pathological third mobile window is present in the bony labyrinth of the inner ear. The pathological mobile window (or windows) adds to the oval and round windows, disrupting normal auditory and vestibular function by altering biomechanics of the inner ear. The most commonly occurring third window syndrome arises from superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD), where a section of bone overlying the superior semicircular canal is absent or thinned (near-dehiscence). The presentation of SSCD syndrome is well characterized by clinical audiological and vestibular tests. In this review, we describe how the third compliant window introduced by a SSCD alters the biomechanics of the inner ear and thereby leads to vestibular and auditory symptoms. Understanding the biomechanical origins of SSCD further provides insight into other third window syndromes and the potential of restoring function or reducing symptoms through surgical repair.
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- Marta M. Iversen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Neuroscience Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Tran ED, Swanson A, Sharon JD, Vaisbuch Y, Blevins NH, Fitzgerald MB, Steenerson KK. Ocular Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential Amplitudes Elicited at 4 kHz Optimize Detection of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Front Neurol 2020; 11:879. [PMID: 32982915 PMCID: PMC7477389 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Introduction: High-resolution temporal bone computed tomography (CT) is considered the gold standard for diagnosing superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD). However, CT has been shown over-detect SCD and provide results that may not align with patient-reported symptoms. Ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs)—most commonly conducted at 500 Hz stimulation—are increasingly used to support the diagnosis and management of SCD. Previous research reported that stimulation at higher frequencies such as 4 kHz can have near-perfect sensitivity and specificity in detecting radiographic SCD. With a larger cohort, we seek to understand the sensitivity and specificity of 4 kHz oVEMPs for detecting clinically significant SCD, as well as subgroups of radiographic, symptomatic, and surgical SCD. We also investigate whether assessing the 4 kHz oVEMP n10-p15 amplitude rather than the binary n10 response alone would optimize the detection of SCD. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients who have undergone oVEMP testing at 4 kHz. Using the diagnostic criteria proposed by Ward et al., patients were determined to have SCD if dehiscence was confirmed on temporal bone CT by two reviewers, patient-reported characteristic symptoms, and if they had at least one positive vestibular or audiometric test suggestive of SCD. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was conducted to identify the optimal 4 kHz oVEMP amplitude cut-off. Comparison of 4 kHz oVEMP amplitude across radiographic, symptomatic, and surgical SCD subgroups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Nine hundred two patients (n, ears = 1,804) underwent 4 kHz oVEMP testing. After evaluating 150 temporal bone CTs, we identified 49 patients (n, ears = 61) who had radiographic SCD. Of those, 33 patients (n, ears = 37) were determined to have clinically significant SCD. For this study cohort, 4 kHz oVEMP responses had a sensitivity of 86.5% and a specificity of 87.8%. ROC analysis demonstrated that accounting for the inter-amplitude of 4 kHz oVEMP was more accurate in detecting SCD than the presence of n10 response alone (AUC 91 vs. 87%). Additionally, using an amplitude cut-off of 15uV reduces false positive results and improves specificity to 96.8%. Assessing 4 kHz oVEMP response across SCD subgroups demonstrated that surgical and symptomatic SCD cases had significantly higher amplitudes, while radiographic SCD cases without characteristic symptoms had similar amplitudes compared to cases without evidence of SCD. Conclusion: Our results suggest that accounting for 4 kHz oVEMP amplitude can improve detection of SCD compared to the binary presence of n10 response. The 4 kHz oVEMP amplitude cut-off that maximizes sensitivity and specificity for our cohort is 15 uV. Our results also suggest that 4 kHz oVEMP amplitudes align better with symptomatic SCD cases compared to cases in which there is radiographic SCD but no characteristic symptoms.
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- Emma D Tran
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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Lee SY, Bae YJ, Kim M, Song JJ, Choi BY, Koo JW. Changes in Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Gain After Surgical Plugging of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Front Neurol 2020; 11:694. [PMID: 32849185 PMCID: PMC7385253 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD), which is characterized by a “third mobile window” in the inner ear, causes various vestibular and auditory symptoms and signs. Surgical plugging of the superior semicircular canal (SC) can eliminate the symptoms associated with increased perilymph mobility due to the presence of the third window. However, the natural course of vestibular function after surgical plugging remains unknown. Therefore, we explored longitudinal vestibular function after surgery in 11 subjects with SCD who underwent SC plugging using the middle cranial fossa approach. Changes in vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain in all planes were measured over 1 year with the video head impulse test. We also evaluated surgical outcomes, including changes in symptoms, audiometric results, and electrophysiological tests, to assess whether plugging eliminated third mobile window effects. The mean VOR gain for the plugged SC decreased from 0.81 ± 0.05 before surgery to 0.65 ± 0.08 on examinations performed within 1 week after surgery but normalized thereafter. Four of seven subjects who were able to perform both VOR tests before surgery and immediately after surgery had pathologic values (SC VOR gain < 0.70). Conversely, the mean VOR gain in the other canals remained unchanged over 1 year. The majority of symptoms and signs were absent or markedly decreased at the last follow-up evaluation, and no complications associated with the surgery were reported. Surgical plugging significantly attenuated the air-bone gap, in particular at low frequencies, because of increased bone conduction thresholds and deceased air conduction thresholds. Moreover, surgical plugging significantly increased vestibular-evoked myogenic potential thresholds and decreased the ratio of summating potential to action potential in plugged ears. Postoperative heavily T2-weighted images were available for two subjects and showed complete obliteration of the T2-bright signal intensity in the patent SC lumen in preoperative imaging based on filling defect at the site of plugging. Our results suggest that successful plugging of dehiscent SCs is closely associated with a transient, rather than persistent, disturbance of labyrinthine activity exclusively involved in plugged SCs, which may have clinical implications for timely and individualized vestibular rehabilitation.
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- Sang-Yeon Lee
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea.,Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Thai A, Sayyid ZN, Hosseini DK, Swanson A, Ma Y, Aaron KA, Vaisbuch Y. Ambient Pressure Tympanometry Wave Patterns in Patients With Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Front Neurol 2020; 11:379. [PMID: 32547469 PMCID: PMC7270346 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Importance: Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is a treatable condition, but current diagnostic modalities have numerous limitations. Clinicians would benefit from an additional tool for diagnostic workup that is both rapid and widely available. Objective: To assess the utility of ambient pressure tympanometry (APT) in the diagnostic workup of SSCD by determining the sensitivity and specificity of APT for SSCD in comparison to other diagnostic modalities. Design: Retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent APT and temporal bone computerized tomography (CT) scans from May 2017 to July 2018. Setting: Tertiary referral center. Participants: APT was performed as part of routine audiological testing on adult patients. We retrospectively analyzed all patients who received both APT and temporal bone CT scans, and divided ears into SSCD and non-SSCD groups based on the presence or absence of radiographic SSCD. Ears with other radiographic findings that could affect tympanic membrane compliance were excluded. Exposures: All patients in this study underwent APT and temporal bone CT scans. Some patients also underwent pure tone audiometry and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs). Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome measures were sensitivity, specificity, and risk ratio of APT for SSCD. Secondary outcome measures include sensitivity of VEMPs and supranormal hearing thresholds. Results: We describe 52 patients (70 ears) who underwent APT and CT imaging (mean age 47.1 years, 67.1% female). APT detected SSCD with 66.7% sensitivity and 72.1% specificity. In symptomatic patients, sensitivity was 71.4% and specificity was 75%. VEMPs performed best at detecting SSCD when defining a positive test as oVEMP amplitude >17 μV, with a sensitivity of 68.2%, similar to APT (p > 0.99). The combination of APT and VEMPs increased sensitivity to 88.9%, better than APT alone (p = 0.031) and trending toward better than VEMPs alone (p = 0.063). Conclusions and Relevance: Rhythmic wave patterns on APT are associated with SSCD and may raise suspicion for this condition in conjunction with consistent results on other diagnostic modalities. Although clinical utility requires confirmation in a larger prospective study, APT is a simple, rapid, and widely available tool warranting further study.
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- Anthony Thai
- Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
- Otolaryngology Head and Neck Department, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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OBJECTIVES (1) To determine how otologic/neurotologic surgeons counsel patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD). (2) To understand the plethora of presenting symptoms associated with SSCD and appropriate management. (3) To suggest appropriate management; oftentimes avoiding surgery. METHODS This was a survey study of both community and academic physicians. A 23-question survey was distributed to all members of the American Neurotological (ANS) and American Otologic Societies (AOS) via email in the Fall of 2018. A total of 54 responses were received from a possible pool of 279 for a response rate of 19.4%. Inferences were made about the population through sample proportions and confidence intervals. RESULTS All respondents use computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing SSCD and 11.1% use CT exclusively. Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP; 77.8%) are used more often than ocular VEMPs (38.9%). Magnetic resonance imaging (7.4%) is used infrequently; 96.3% of surgeons surveyed have seen patients with SSCD on imaging that are asymptomatic. Following surgical treatment, respondents reported balance issues and mild-to-moderate high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (88.4%); 32.6% reported that the majority (>50%) of their patients needed further intervention after surgery, typically aggressive vestibular rehabilitation. CONCLUSIONS There is a discrepancy in the systematic approach to SSCD between both the surgeons and the published literature. Patients with SSCD on ultra-high-resolution CT may have myriad symptoms while others are asymptomatic, and surgery may lead to additional complications. We will present a methodical recommendation to assist in the management of patients with SSCD depending upon their symptoms. This may improve patient selection, counseling, and outcomes.
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- Ashley C Cozart
- University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA
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- University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA
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Maxwell AK, Slattery WH, Gopen QS, Miller ME. Failure to close the gap: Concomitant superior canal dehiscence in otosclerosis patients. Laryngoscope 2019; 130:1023-1027. [PMID: 31271445 DOI: 10.1002/lary.28167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) causing conductive hearing loss with present reflexes is a known reason for stapes surgery failure. However, concomitant SSCD and otosclerosis occur rarely. We present a case series of SSCD diagnosed in positively identified otosclerosis patients. METHODS Retrospective review of clinical case series in two tertiary-referral neurotologic practices was performed. Clinical histories, operative findings, audiograms, and computed tomography (CT) images were reviewed for patients diagnosed with both SSCD and otosclerosis. Patients with present stapedial reflexes were excluded. Comprehensive literature review was performed. RESULTS Four cases were identified. Three reported improved hearing with partial or complete closure of the air-bone gap (ABG), including one patient with far-advanced otosclerosis. One patient had no improvement in pure tone average or ABG. One patient reported worsening of preoperative autophony and pulsatile tinnitus, but none developed new postoperative third-window symptoms. CTs demonstrated both SSCD and otosclerosis. CONCLUSION Failure to close the ABG in patients with positively identified otosclerosis intraoperatively may be due to SSCD as an occult concomitant diagnosis. SSCD should be considered as a possible cause of persistent conductive hearing loss after stapes surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4 Laryngoscope, 130:1023-1027, 2020.
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- Anne K Maxwell
- House Ear Clinic and Institute, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California-Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California-Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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- House Ear Clinic and Institute, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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Wung V, Romiyo P, Ng E, Duong C, Nguyen T, Seo D, Yang I, Gopen Q. Sealing of superior semicircular canal dehiscence is associated with improved balance outcomes postoperatively versus plugging of the canal in middle fossa craniotomy repairs: a case series. J Neurosurg 2019; 133:462-466. [PMID: 31252395 DOI: 10.3171/2019.4.jns19264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The authors compared postoperative symptoms between patients with sealed and those with plugged semicircular canal dehiscence repairs. METHODS In total, 136 ears from 118 patients who underwent surgical repair for semicircular canal dehiscence were identified via chart review. Data from postoperative MRI scans showing preservation or loss of semicircular canal fluid signal and postoperative reports of autophony, amplification, aural fullness, tinnitus, hyperacusis, hearing loss, vertigo, dizziness, disequilibrium, oscillopsia, and headache were amalgamated and analyzed. RESULTS Patients with preservation of fluid signal were far less likely to have dizziness postoperatively (p = 0.007, OR 0.158, 95% CI 0.041-0.611). In addition, these patients were more likely to have tinnitus postoperatively (p = 0.028, OR 3.515, 95% CI 1.145-10.787). CONCLUSIONS The authors found that superior semicircular canal dehiscence patients who undergo sealing without plugging have improved balance outcomes but show more tinnitus postoperatively than patients who undergo plugging.
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- 2Neurosurgery
- 3Office of the Patient Experience
- 4Radiation Oncology, and the
- 5UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles; and
- 6Department of Neurosurgery
- 7Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), and
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- Departments of1Head and Neck Surgery and
- 8Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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Mahulu EN, Fan X, Ding S, Jasmine Ouaye P, Mohamedi Mambo A, Machunde Mafuru M, Xu A. The variation of superior semicircular canal bone thickness in relation to age and gender. Acta Otolaryngol 2019; 139:473-478. [PMID: 31035843 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2019.1595721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome (SSCD) is a current diagnosis that is due to a loss of bone covering the superior semicircular canal (SSC). This results in pressure-/sound- induced vertigo and oscillopsia. OBJECTIVE To find the variation of the thickness of the bone that covers the Superior Semicircular Canal with relation to age and gender among the Chinese descents. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and eleven temporal bone Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images of patients who attended Otology clinic at Second Hospital of Shandong University from January, 2017 to April, 2018 were retrospectively studied. The images were reconstructed in the line of Poschl and the thinnest area of the bone covering the SSC was taken. RESULTS We included 172 (55.31%) females and 139 (44.69%) males. Mean age was 41 years. Overall mean difference in thickness was found to be -0.0210. There was no significant difference between the female and male bone thickness (p = .7113). With age the mean difference was 0.0801 (p = .1557) which was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE There was no significant change in bone thickness with advancing age. CBCT is the best method of assessing SSCD.
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- Emmerenceana Nchama Mahulu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Qilu College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Qilu College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Internal Medicine Department, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Pharmacy Department, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Department, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Wolfovitz A, Grobman AB, Babcock TA, Angeli SI. The pattern of hearing outcome following surgery of the semicircular canals. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2019; 4:132-137. [PMID: 30828630 PMCID: PMC6383314 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze demographic, clinical, surgical, and audiometric factors that may affect hearing outcome following surgery for the semicircular canals (SCC). METHOD This is a retrospective case review of adults who underwent surgeries for superior SCC (SSCC), lateral SCC (LSCC), or posterior SCC (PSCC) and whose data were extracted and analyzed for factors affecting the hearing outcome in these procedures. RESULTS Thirteen patients underwent surgery for SSCC, seven cases for the LSCC, one for the PSCC, and one case of combined PSCC/SSCC surgery. The mean age was 49.8 ± 12 years (21-66). There was no difference between the preoperative and postoperative pure tone average (PTA) thresholds at 0.5-3 kHz. Higher thresholds were noted at 4, 6, and 8 kHz postoperatively. Deterioration (>10 dB) in the bone-conduction (BC) PTA was demonstrated in 3 of 22 (13.6%) cases with no significant difference in the demographic, clinical, surgical, and preoperative audiometric parameters relative to the cases without PTA BC change. A significantly larger difference in PTA BC (pre- vs. postoperative) was seen for males. Small effect size was noted for Air conduction (AC) PTA in males, and moderate effect size for Word Recognition Score (WRS) in surgery for the LSCC compare to SSCC. CONCLUSIONS SCC surgeries carry a relatively low risk of deterioration in PTA BC. High frequency thresholds should also be included in postoperative hearing outcome assessment. Cases of LSCC for intractable Meniere's disease and surgery in males carry higher risk of poor postoperative hearing outcomes. Level of Evidence: 4.
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- Amit Wolfovitz
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Miami, Miller School of MedicineMiamiFlorida
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Miami, Miller School of MedicineMiamiFlorida
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Miami, Miller School of MedicineMiamiFlorida
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Miami, Miller School of MedicineMiamiFlorida
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Ungar OJ, Handzel O, Cavel O, Oron Y. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence with concomitant otosclerosis-A literature review and case discussion. Clin Case Rep 2018; 6:2364-2370. [PMID: 30564330 PMCID: PMC6293264 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Computed tomography scan should be performed as a routine before every stapes surgery, in order to exclude concomitant superior semicircular canal dehiscence, since no other clinical, audiological, or electro-physiological criteria are available to exclude concomitant superior semicircular canal dehiscence in the otosclerotic temporal bone.
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- Omer J. Ungar
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial SurgeryTel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterSackler School of MedicineTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial SurgeryTel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterSackler School of MedicineTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial SurgeryTel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterSackler School of MedicineTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial SurgeryTel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterSackler School of MedicineTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael
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Bom Braga GP, Noble JH, Gebrim EMMS, Labadie RF, Bento RF. The influence of the subarcuate artery in the superior semicircular canal dehiscence and its frequency on stillbirths: illustrative cases and systematic review. Acta Otolaryngol 2018; 138:437-442. [PMID: 29272988 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2017.1416169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Literature describes that on the 25th gestational week the labyrinth is fully formed and with adult size. However, recent studies have shown that the cranial and labyrinth development continues until 3 years of age. OBJECTIVES To demonstrate through tomographic study the frequency of semicircular canal dehiscence on nine specimens of stillbirths between 32 and 40 weeks and, through literature review, present another possible etiology for its cause. METHODS Tomographic study of the temporal bone of 9 specimens of stillbirths between 32 and 40 weeks. RESULTS A frequency of 88.89% of alterations were found in our study, with 44% presenting bilateral alterations and 44% unilateral alteration; 11.11% had no dehiscence. CONCLUSION The tomographic study showed superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) in 88% of the specimens studied, protrusion of the superior semicircular canal (SSC) in all fetuses, and an enlarged SSC that may be caused by the expansion process provoked by the subarcuate artery entering the subarcuate canaliculus, leading to SSCD.
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- Gabriela Pereira Bom Braga
- a Otology Research Group of the Department of Otolaryngology , Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- b Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA
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- d Department of Otolaryngology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , TN , USA
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- e Department of Otolaryngology , Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brasil
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Moshtaghi O, Mahboubi H, Djalilian HR, Lin HW. Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Symptoms Unmasked by Ossicular Chain Reconstruction. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017; 156:962-963. [PMID: 28418791 PMCID: PMC6089226 DOI: 10.1177/0194599817699176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Omid Moshtaghi
- Division of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California–Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California–Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Division of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California–Irvine, Orange, California, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California–Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Division of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California–Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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Beckett JS, Chung LK, Lagman C, Voth BL, Jacky Chen CH, Gaonkar B, Gopen Q, Yang I. A Method of Locating the Dehiscence during Middle Fossa Approach for Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Surgery. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2017; 78:353-358. [PMID: 28725523 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1601886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objectives Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) results from a defect in the middle cranial fossa floor. One challenge during SSCD repair is the lack of a consistent landmark. This study proposes a reference point above the external auditory canal at the level of the zygoma as the inferior craniectomy edge during surgery. Design This is a retrospective review of patients with SSCD. Setting/Participants A total of 72 cases of SSCD in 60 patients were repaired via a middle fossa approach at a single institution. Main Outcome Measures The distance from the proposed reference point to the dehiscence was statistically analyzed using Shapiro-Wilk's goodness-of-fit test and Student's t -test. Results Average distance for all patients was 28.84 ± 2.22 mm (range: 22.96-33.43). Average distance for females was 29.08 mm (range: 24.56-33.43) versus 28.26 mm (range: 22.96-32.36) for males. There was no difference in distance by sex ( p = 0.174). The distance measurements followed a normal distribution with 95% of the patients between 24.49 and 33.10 mm. Conclusion This study analyzed a potential reference point during a middle fossa approach for SSCD surgery. The distance from this reference point to the SSCD was found to be consistent and may serve as a readily identifiable landmark in localizing the dehiscence.
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- Joel S Beckett
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is a bony defect in the middle cranial fossa floor that results in an abnormal connection between the inner ear and cranial vault. Although the etiology of SSCD remains unclear, an inappropriately thin or fragile temporal bone likely predisposes an individual towards developing SSCD. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) constitutes a group of genetic connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the production, processing, or structure of collagen, or its associated proteins. The possible association between SSCD and EDS has not been previously described in the literature. We herein report a case of a 50-year-old female with EDS-hypermobility type who presented with a 15-year history of migraines, vertigo, and tinnitus. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with bilateral SSCD and underwent a right middle fossa (pre-auricular infratemporal) craniotomy for SSCD repair. She reported significant improvement in her auditory and vestibular symptoms, with the exception of continued mild dizziness and disequilibrium at the 3-month follow-up. Due to the rare reports of auditory symptoms in EDS, this case study highlights the importance of considering an otological consultation for auditory manifestations in a patient with EDS and illustrates a potential association between EDS and SSCD.
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- Lawrance K Chung
- Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Palma Diaz M, Cisneros Lesser JC, Vega Alarcón A. Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome - Diagnosis and Surgical Management. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 21:195-198. [PMID: 28382131 PMCID: PMC5375705 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1599785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome was described by Minor et al in 1998. It is a troublesome syndrome that results in vertigo and oscillopsia induced by loud sounds or changes in the pressure of the external auditory canal or middle ear. Patients may present with autophony, hyperacusis, pulsatile tinnitus and hearing loss. When symptoms are mild, they are usually managed conservatively, but surgical intervention may be needed for patients with debilitating symptoms. Objective The aim of this manuscript is to review the different surgical techniques used to repair the superior semicircular canal dehiscence. Data Sources PubMed and Ovid-SP databases. Data Synthesis The different approaches are described and discussed, as well as their limitations. We also review the advantages and disadvantages of the plugging, capping and resurfacing techniques to repair the dehiscence. Conclusions Each of the surgical approaches has advantages and disadvantages. The middle fossa approach gives a better view of the dehiscence, but comes with a higher morbidity than the transmastoid approach. Endoscopic assistance may be advantageous during the middle cranial fossa approach for better visualization. The plugging and capping techniques are associated with higher success rates than resurfacing, with no added risk of hearing loss.
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- Marite Palma Diaz
- Otorhinolaryngology and Neurotology Department, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, México, DF, Mexico; Neurology Center, Centro Médico American British Cowdray, México, DF, Mexico
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- Otorhinolaryngology and Neurotology Department, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, México, DF, Mexico; Neurology Center, Centro Médico American British Cowdray, México, DF, Mexico
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Hunter JB, Patel NS, O'Connell BP, Carlson ML, Shepard NT, McCaslin DL, Wanna GB. Cervical and Ocular VEMP Testing in Diagnosing Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017; 156:917-923. [PMID: 28168887 DOI: 10.1177/0194599817690720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective To determine the sensitivity and specificity of ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) in the diagnosis of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) and to describe the VEMP response characteristics that are most sensitive to SCD and compare the findings to previous reports. Study Design Case series with chart review. Setting Two tertiary neurotologic referral centers. Subjects and Methods Cervical and ocular VEMP peak-to-peak amplitudes and thresholds from 39 adult patients older than 18 years with surgically confirmed SCD were compared with 84 age-matched controls. Results Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, cervical VEMP (cVEMP) amplitudes, cVEMP thresholds, and ocular VEMP (oVEMP) amplitudes had areas under the curve of 0.731, 0.912, and 0.856, respectively, all of which were statistically significant ( P < .0001). For cVEMP thresholds, at the clinical equivalent ≤85-dB normalized hearing level (nHL) threshold, the sensitivity and specificity were 97.3% and 31.3%, respectively. At the ≤70-dB nHL threshold, the sensitivity and specificity were 73.0% and 94.0%, respectively. For oVEMP amplitudes >12.0 µV, the sensitivity and specificity were 78.6% and 81.7%, respectively. Conclusion Data from this multicenter study suggest that both cVEMP thresholds and oVEMP amplitudes remain good diagnostic tests for identifying SCD, with each test dependent on a number of factors. The sensitivity and specificity of these individual tests may vary slightly between centers depending on testing parameters used.
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- Jacob B Hunter
- 1 The Otology Group, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 2 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- 1 The Otology Group, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 2 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- 2 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- 1 The Otology Group, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 1 The Otology Group, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Beckett JS, Lagman C, Chung LK, Bui TT, Lee SJ, Voth BL, Gaonkar B, Gopen Q, Yang I. Computerized Assessment of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Size using Advanced Morphological Imaging Operators. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2016; 78:197-200. [PMID: 28321386 DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1594241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) describes a pathological aperture at the level of the arcuate eminence. Techniques for quantifying defect size are described with most studies using two-dimensional lengths that underestimate the pathology. The objective of this study is to describe a novel method of measurement that combines manual segmentation of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) images of the temporal bone and a morphological skeletonization transform to calculate dehiscence volume. Images were imported into a freely available image segmentation tool: ITK-SNAP (version 3.4.0; available at: http://www.itksnap.org/) software. Coronal and sagittal planes were used to outline the dehiscence in all slices demonstrating the defect using the paintbrush tool. A morphological skeletonization transform derived a single-pixel thick representation of the original delineation. This "sheet" of voxels overlaid the dehiscence. Volume was calculated by counting the number of nonzero image voxels within this "sheet" and multiplying this number by the volume (mm3) of each voxel. A total of 70 cases of SSCD were identified. Overall, mean volume was 0.88 mm3 (standard deviation: 0.57, range: 0.11-2.27). We present a novel technique for measuring SSCD, which we believe provides a more accurate representation of the pathology, and has the potential to standardize measurement of SSCD.
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- Joel S Beckett
- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Chung LK, Ung N, Spasic M, Nagasawa DT, Pelargos PE, Thill K, Voth B, Hirt D, Gopen Q, Yang I. Clinical outcomes of middle fossa craniotomy for superior semicircular canal dehiscence repair. J Neurosurg 2016; 125:1187-1193. [PMID: 26871374 DOI: 10.3171/2015.8.jns15391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) is a rare disorder characterized by the formation of a third opening in the inner ear between the superior semicircular canal and the middle cranial fossa. Aberrant communication through this opening causes a syndrome of hearing loss, pulsatile tinnitus, disequilibrium, and autophony. This study analyzed the clinical outcomes of a single-institution series of patients with SSCD undergoing surgical repair by the same otolaryngologist and neurosurgeon. METHODS All patients who underwent SSCD repair at the University of California, Los Angeles, between March 2011 and November 2014 were included. All patients had their SSCD repaired via middle fossa craniotomy by the same otolaryngologist and neurosurgeon. Outcomes were analyzed with Fisher's exact test. RESULTS A total of 18 patients with a mean age of 56.2 years (range 27-84 years) and an average follow-up of 5.0 months (range 0.2-21.8 months) underwent 21 cases of SSCD repair. Following treatment, all patients (100%) reported resolution in ≥ 1 symptom associated with SSCD. Autophony (p = 0.0005), tinnitus (p = 0.0059), and sound- and/or pressure-induced dizziness (p = 0.0437) showed significant symptomatic resolution. Following treatment, 29% (2/7) of patients developed imbalance, 20% (1/5) of patients developed sound- and/or pressure-induced dizziness, and 18% (2/11) of patients developed aural fullness. Among patients with improved symptoms following surgical repair, none reported recurrence of symptoms at subsequent follow-up visits. CONCLUSIONS SSCD remains an underdiagnosed and undertreated condition. Surgical repair of SSCD using a middle fossa craniotomy is associated with a high rate of symptom resolution. Continued investigation using a larger patient cohort and longer-term follow-up could further demonstrate the effectiveness of using middle fossa craniotomy for SSCD repair.
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- Department of Neurosurgery.,Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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Kozin ED, Remenschneider AK, Cheng S, Nakajima HH, Lee DJ. Three-Dimensional Printed Prosthesis for Repair of Superior Canal Dehiscence. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015; 153:616-9. [PMID: 26150379 DOI: 10.1177/0194599815592602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Outcomes following repair of superior canal dehiscence (SCD) are variable, and surgery carries a risk of persistent or recurrent SCD symptoms, as well as a risk of hearing loss and vestibulopathy. Poor outcomes may occur from inadequate repair of the SCD or mechanical insult to the membranous labyrinth. Repair of SCD using a customized, fixed-length prosthesis may address current operative limitations and improve surgical outcomes. We aim to 3-dimensionally print customized prostheses to resurface or occlude bony SCD defects. Dehiscences were created along the arcuate eminence of superior semicircular canals in cadaveric temporal bones. Prostheses were designed and created using computed tomography and a 3-dimensional printer. The prostheses occupied the superior semicircular canal defect, reflected in postrepair computed tomography scans. This novel approach to SCD repair could have advantages over current techniques. Refinement of prosthesis design and materials will be important if this approach is translated into clinical use.
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- Elliott D Kozin
- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Niesten MEF, Stieger C, Lee DJ, Merchant JP, Grolman W, Rosowski JJ, Nakajima HH. Assessment of the effects of superior canal dehiscence location and size on intracochlear sound pressures. Audiol Neurootol 2014; 20:62-71. [PMID: 25531117 PMCID: PMC4298487 DOI: 10.1159/000366512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Superior canal dehiscence (SCD) is a defect in the bony covering of the superior semicircular canal. Patients with SCD present with a wide range of symptoms, including hearing loss, yet it is unknown whether hearing is affected by parameters such as the location of the SCD. Our previous human cadaveric temporal bone study, utilizing intracochlear pressure measurements, generally showed that an increase in dehiscence size caused a low-frequency monotonic decrease in the cochlear drive across the partition, consistent with increased hearing loss. This previous study was limited to SCD sizes including and smaller than 2 mm long and 0.7 mm wide. However, the effects of larger SCDs (>2 mm long) were not studied, although larger SCDs are seen in many patients. Therefore, to answer the effect of parameters that have not been studied, this present study assessed the effect of SCD location and the effect of large-sized SCDs (>2 mm long) on intracochlear pressures. We used simultaneous measurements of sound pressures in the scala vestibuli and scala tympani at the base of the cochlea to determine the sound pressure difference across the cochlear partition - a measure of the cochlear drive in a temporal bone preparation - allowing for assessment of hearing loss. We measured the cochlear drive before and after SCDs were made at different locations (e.g. closer to the ampulla of the superior semicircular canal or closer to the common crus) and for different dehiscence sizes (including larger than 2 mm long and 0.7 mm wide). Our measurements suggest the following: (1) different SCD locations result in similar cochlear drive and (2) larger SCDs produce larger decreases in cochlear drive at low frequencies. However, the effect of SCD size seems to saturate as the size increases above 2-3 mm long and 0.7 mm wide. Although the monotonic effect was generally consistent across ears, the quantitative amount of change in cochlear drive due to dehiscence size varied across ears. Additionally, the size of the dehiscence above which the effect on hearing saturated varied across ears. These findings show that the location of the SCD does not generally influence the amount of hearing loss and that SCD size can help explain some of the variability of hearing loss in patients.
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- Marlien E F Niesten
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Zhao YC, Somers T, van Dinther J, Vanspauwen R, Husseman J, Briggs R. Transmastoid repair of superior semicircular canal dehiscence. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2013; 73:225-9. [PMID: 23904997 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Objective/Hypothesis Superior semicircular canal (Sup SC) dehiscence syndrome is a rare condition, causing a variety of auditory and vestibular symptoms. The traditional surgical management is a middle cranial fossa, extradural approach to resurface the Sup SC. Recently, a transmastoid approach for plugging of the Sup SC has been developed. We present further data supporting the use of the transmastoid approach in preference to the middle fossa approach. Design This is a retrospective multi-institutional case series. Method We included 10 patients in this case series from two tertiary otology institutions. Sup SC dehiscence was confirmed by correlation of clinical symptoms with positive audiometric, vestibular evoked myogenic potential, and computed tomography findings. A transmastoid approach was used for plugging of the Sup SC. Either a single fenestration was created at the site of dehiscence or separate fenestrations sited ampullopetal and ampullofugal to the dehiscence. Results All patients who underwent this procedure had good symptom control and hearing preservation postoperatively. Conclusion In patients with adequate temporal bone pneumatization, the transmastoid approach provides a safe and effective alternative to the middle cranial fossa approach. This series has demonstrated excellent symptom control and preservation of hearing with the transmastoid approach.
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- Yi Chen Zhao
- Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Copeland WR, Driscoll CLW, Link MJ. A modification to the fascia-bone-fascia technique for repair of the middle fossa floor. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2013; 73:145-6. [PMID: 23542383 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1301393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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A commonly used method for resurfacing of the middle fossa floor is the fascia-bone-fascia technique. One disadvantage of this technique however is the occasional migration of the bone graft. To prevent this, we have modified the technique to include securing of the graft using simple craniotomy fixation materials. We have now used this method in five patients, all of whom have had satisfactory clinical outcomes. Follow-up imaging has demonstrated the grafts to have remained in their original position.
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Hagiwara M, Shaikh JA, Fang Y, Fatterpekar G, Roehm PC. Prevalence of radiographic semicircular canal dehiscence in very young children: an evaluation using high-resolution computed tomography of the temporal bones. Pediatr Radiol 2012; 42:1456-64. [PMID: 22956179 PMCID: PMC3632394 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2489-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies suggest that semicircular canal dehiscences (SCDs) have a developmental origin. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that if SCDs originate during development, incidence of radiographic SCDs in young children will be higher than in adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-four temporal bone HRCTs of children younger than 2 years and 40 temporal bone HRCTs of patients older than 18 years were reformatted and re-evaluated for presence of SCD or canal thinning. Results were compared with indications for HRCT and clinical information. RESULTS SCDs were detected in 27.3% of children younger than 2 years of age (superior, 13.8%; posterior, 20%) and in 3% of adults (P < 0.004). Of children with one radiographic dehiscence, 55.6% had multiple and 44% had bilateral SCDs on HRCT. No lateral canal SCDs were present. Thinning of bone overlying the semicircular canals was found in 44% of children younger than 2 years and 2.5% of adults (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION SCDs are more common on HRCTs of very young children. This supports the hypothesis that SCDs originate from discontinuation of bone deposition/maturation. However, SCDs on imaging do not necessarily correlate with canal dehiscence syndrome and should therefore be interpreted carefully.
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- Mari Hagiwara
- Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology/Neurotology, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Ave., Suite 7S, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Mikulec AA, Khan AM, Barker FG, McKenna MJ. Bilateral meningoencephalocele repair complicated by superior semicircular canal dehiscence: case report. Skull Base 2011; 18:423-8. [PMID: 19412414 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1087217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To describe an unusual case of bilateral meningoencephaloceles with concurrent bilateral superior semicircular canal dehiscene (SSCD) and to discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of SSCD. A 34-year-old man presented with unsteadiness and bilateral conductive hearing loss. He was diagnosed with bilateral meningoencephaloceles and underwent staged middle fossa approaches for repair. Following the second (right-sided) surgery, he developed sensorineural hearing loss and severe dizziness, indicating labyrinthine insult in the operated ear. He was then referred to our institution for further management. On our evaluation, the patient was continuing to experience disequilibrium and sensitivity to loud sounds. Examination revealed a positive Hennebert's sign and nystagmus consistent with symptomatic SSCD in the left ear. Computed tomography scanning with reformatting into Poeschel and Stenvers views identified bilateral SSCD. Plugging of the left SSCD was performed via a middle cranial fossa approach and resulted in improvement of the conductive hearing loss and after a period of compensation, resolution of the vestibular symptoms. This case illustrates that tegmental defects may result in simultaneous meningoencepaholcele and SSCD that may complicate their repair. The importance of having a high index of suspicion and evaluation with high resolution CT scanning with appropriate reformatting is emphasized. When present and symptomatic, SSCD can be successfully managed by plugging the canal.
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- Anthony A Mikulec
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
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