Abstract
One hundred twenty-six patients who were treated with labyrinthectomy (81 patients) or vestibular neurectomy (45) between the years 1979 and 1994 were reviewed. The cause for vertigo in 124 of the 126 patients was Meniere's disease (89 patients), labyrinthitis (15), delayed endolymphatic hydrops (8), vestibular neuritis (7), and failed labyrinthectomy (5). In the remaining 2 patients, a normal labyrinth was sacrificed to fistulize a petrous apex cyst. Both procedures were equally effective in relieving vertigo (labyrinthectomy 98.8%; neurectomy 97.8%), but the length of hospitalization, length of disability before return to work, and cost were twice as great with vestibular neurectomy than with labyrinthectomy. More patients exhibited prolonged ataxia following neurectomy (5 patients) than after labyrinthectomy (2). Vestibular neurectomy was associated with several complications: reversible facial paresis (15 patients), meningitis (1), cerebrospinal fluid leak (1), and epidural hematoma (1). Labyrinthectomy was complicated by postoperative hyponatremia in 1 patient. Selective vestibular neurectomy preserved hearing in 32 (82%) of 39 patients. Criteria for recommending either ablation procedure are discussed. The incidence of se...Continue Reading
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