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Operative management of a posterior semicircular canal dehiscence.

Laryngoscope 2006 March
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the operative management of posterior canal dehiscence.

METHODS: A transmastoid approach to and plugging of the posterior canal was performed for posterior semicircular canal dehiscence (PSCD).

RESULTS: Postoperatively, the patient exhibited improvement in conductive hearing loss and vestibular symptoms.

CONCLUSIONS: PSCD can cause symptoms identical to that of superior semicircular canal dehiscence. Successful PSCD plugging can be performed without visualization of the actual area of dehiscence.

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