[Surgical treatment of Meniere's disease and its pathophysiological validation]

The authors analyse their own and literature data on surgical treatment of Meniere's disease (MD) as intervention on the endolymphatic sac with assessment of various modifications by long-term results, on sympathetic intraaural and extraaural lesions. Surgical interventions on the endolymphatic sac are pathophysiologically validated. Insufficient knowledge on hydrodynamics in the internal ear labyrinth and the role of endolymphatic hydrops in MD pathogenesis hampers assessment and further development of surgical treatment of the disease. Future lines of the research in Meniere's disease and its treatment are outlined.