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Transmastoid repair of superior semicircular canal dehiscence
M V Kirtane1, A Sharma, D Satwalekar
1Department of ENT, Seth G S Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. drmvk@hotmail.com
Objective:
The aim of this study was to describe the successful operative management of a patient with superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome, using the transmastoid approach under local anaesthesia.
Methods:
The transmastoid approach was used to plug the superior semicircular canal.
Results:
Post-operatively, the patient experienced significant improvement in his symptoms of sound- and pressure-induced dysequilibrium, autophony and imbalance.
Conclusion:
Successful operative management of superior semicircular canal dehiscence can be achieved via the transmastoid approach under local anaesthesia.
