Triple semicircular canal occlusion combined with endolymphatic sac decompression (ESD) may be an effective treatment option for managing frequent vertigo attacks in patients with Meniere disease, ...

Tumors of the endolymphatic sac are locally invasive neoplasms arising in the temporal bone that can cause hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, aural fullness, and facial-nerve dysfunction. They occur ...

What causes Ménière’s disease? In Ménière’s disease there is an overproduction or malabsorption of endolymph in the inner ear resulting in dilatation of the endolymphatic compartment, known as ...

A 77-year-old man presented with decreased mental status and an enhancing partially cystic tumor along the left tentorium on magnetic resonance imaging after mastoidectomy and petrosectomy for an ...

A new study finds that a mysterious component of the inner ear acts as a pressure-relief valve, formed by a thin barrier of cellular projections that opens and closes to regulate the release of inner ...

Purpose: Up to 16% of patients with the hereditary von Hippel-Lindau disease develop endolymphatic sac tumors of the inner ear. Early diagnosis and treatment of endolymphatic sac tumors can prevent ...