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Using Unidirectional Rotations to Improve Vestibular System Asymmetry in Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction
Published on: August 30, 2019
[Non-ablative surgical therapies for peripheral vertigo]
Hajdi Leroyer1, Cecilia Lotto1,2, Alessandro Ishii1
1Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervicofaciale, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Abstract:
Peripheral vestibular vertigo requires surgical management in 10 to 20 % of patients, who present persistent symptoms despite conservative treatment. The main indications include Ménière's disease, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and perilymphatic fistulas. Non-ablative interventions aim to control vertigo while preserving inner ear function. They include endolymphatic sac surgery, semicircular canal occlusion, and perilymphatic fistula repair.
