Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome and stapes fixation

J Laryngol Otol. 1994 Nov;108(11):989-90. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100128695.

Abstract

An abnormally large vestibular aqueduct has a well recognized association with inner ear anomalies and it has been assumed previously to be a variant of a Mondini type of deformity (Shuknecht, 1980; Emmett, 1985). The sole radiological finding in some patients with progressive sensorineural loss has been a large vestibular aqueduct (Valvassori and Clemis, 1978; Valvassori, 1983), which is now accepted as a separate clinical entity, i.e. the large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS). A case is presented which is believed to be the first reported with unilateral LVAS and stapes fixation and also the first stapes gusher described in association with LVAS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnostic imaging
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / surgery
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Stapes / abnormalities
  • Stapes Surgery
  • Syndrome
  • Vestibular Aqueduct / abnormalities*
  • Vestibular Aqueduct / diagnostic imaging