Update on posterior canal occlusion for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1996 Apr;29(2):333-42.

Abstract

Most, if not all, cases of BPPV appear to result from free-floating posterior semicircular canal endolymph particles. Particle repositioning alleviates symptoms and findings in the vast majority of patients. For the small intractable group of nonresponders, posterior semicircular canal occlusion remains a safe and highly efficacious procedure. This new technique has also paved the way for even newer and most invasive inner ear procedures.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Endolymph
  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Otolithic Membrane / pathology
  • Posture
  • Semicircular Canals / pathology
  • Semicircular Canals / surgery*
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use
  • Vertigo / diagnosis
  • Vertigo / pathology
  • Vertigo / physiopathology
  • Vertigo / surgery*
  • Vertigo / therapy

Substances

  • Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
  • Tissue Adhesives