Does Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Surgery Resolve or Exacerbate Positional Vertigo?
Gerard Joseph Gianoli, Augusto Pietro Casani · 2025
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Gerard Joseph Gianoli and co-authors ask in a 2025 paper whether surgery for a defect in the inner ear helps or worsens positional vertigo. The defect, a thinning or opening in the bone over the upper balance canal, often occurs alongside a common vertigo disorder where loose crystals trigger spinning when the head moves.
The team reviewed charts for 50 patients who had the defect repaired. Before surgery, two-thirds had confirmed positional vertigo. That share fell to about a third one week after surgery, then to 18 percent at six weeks and 10 percent at twelve weeks. A few patients developed new positional vertigo right after surgery, but none had new cases by three months. Surgery mostly eased the problem.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gerard Joseph Gianoli, Augusto Pietro Casani |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |