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84. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e. V.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e. V.

08.05. - 12.05.2013, Nürnberg

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Frequency of jugular bulb abnormalities in Meniere’s disease

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  • author presenting/speaker Anmin Shen - Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
  • corresponding author Jonas Jae-Hyun Park - Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
  • author Martin Westhofen - Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. 84th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Nürnberg, 08.-12.05.2013. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2013. Doc13hno27

doi: 10.3205/13hno27, urn:nbn:de:0183-13hno277

Veröffentlicht: 30. Juli 2013

© 2013 Shen et al.
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Introduction: The anatomical position of the jugular bulb in the middle ear is variable. Abnormalities of the jugular bulb such as a high riding jugular bulb can even erode inner ear structures like the vestibular aqueduct (VA) and the cochlear aqueduct (CA). VA and CA play an important role for the inner ear hydrostatic pressure regulation. In inner ear pressure disorders such as the Meniere’s disease the function of VA and CA can be disturbed. The aim of the present study was to compare the frequency of jugular bulb abnormalities in patients with Meniere’s disease with patients without neurootological disorders.

Patients and methods: High resolution computed tomographies of temporal bones of 200 ears of Meniere’s disease patients were compared to 218 healthy ears retrospectively. The frequency and the type of jugular bulb abnormalities were examined and the anatomical relationship of the jugular bulb to VA and CA was analyzed.

Results: Jugular bulb abnormalities were more common in patients with Meniere’s disease. Bony dehiscencies of VA and CA were rare in both groups.

Conclusion: Patients with Meniere’s disease show more often temporal bone abnormalities.