Perilymph Fistula as a Complication of Eustachian Tube Dilation and Tympanoplasty

Autor: R. Kim, L. U. Scholtz, R. Jadeed, C. J. Pfeiffer, H. Sudhoff, I. Todt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Otolaryngology, Vol 2022 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6773
DOI: 10.1155/2022/5978757
Popis: Eustachian tube dilation (ETD) is an established, minimally invasive therapeutic approach for chronic eustachian tube dysfunction. The complications associated with performing a ETD are rare. A 22-year-old female patient presented with chronic otitis media on the right side and chronic obstructive tube dilation disorder on both sides. A type I tympanoplasty was performed on the right side because of a tympanic membrane perforation after a ETD on both sides without apparent complications. On the 5th postoperative day, she presented with headache, dizziness and hearing loss on the right side. There was a decrease of hearing threshold on the right side in the pure-tone audiogram and vHIT, cVEMP, and SVV were irregular. The β-2-transferrin test was positive. Since a right-sided perilymph fistula was suspected, an emergency tympanotomy was performed with a round window membrane cover with fascia on the right side. Intraoperatively, a regular, intact ossicular chain was found with a slightly moist middle ear mucosa. The round window membrane was covered by the promontorial lip. Under these measures, the patient’s dizziness regressed. The right ear pure-tone threshold vHIT, cVEMP, and SVV normalized.
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