Anatomical variation of inner ear may be a predisposing factor for unilateral Meniere's disease rather than for ipsilateral delayed endolymphatic hydrops.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Radiological anatomical variations, measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), were evaluated in patients with ipsilateral delayed endolymphatic hydrops (DEH) and unilateral Ménière's disease (MD). The role of anatomical variations in different subtypes of hydropic ear disease was investigated.

Methods

Twenty-eight patients with ipsilateral DEH, 76 patients with unilateral MD, and 59 control subjects were enrolled. The radiological indices included the distance between the vertical part of the posterior semicircular canal and the posterior fossa (MRI-PP distance) and the visibility of vestibular aqueduct (MRI-VA). These variations among patients with DEH, MD, and control subjects were compared. The correlation between radiological anatomical variations and clini

SUBMITTER: Lei P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9038801 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature