Accuracy of diagnostic tests for perilymphatic fistula: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Perilymphatic fistula (PLF) is a challenging inner ear condition, characterized by the abnormal connection between inner and middle ear and subsequent leakage of inner ear liquid (perilymph) into the middle ear. Early surgical intervention for PLF might lead to favorable audiological and vestibular outcomes. The conventional reference standard of PLF detection is the intraoperative visualization of perilymph leakage during explorative tympanotomy or endoscopic inspection; the specificity and sensitivity of this method is unknown. Systematic reviews assessing the accuracy of diagnostic tests for PLF are not available.

Objective

To systematically review the literature for qualitative evidence exploring the diagnostic tests for the PLF diagnosis. The proposed systematic review will ans

SUBMITTER: Situkho M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609218 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature