Computed tomography findings in large vestibular aqueduct syndrome

• Published in: Acta oto-laryngologica Vol. 129; no. 7; pp. 700 - 708
• Main Authors: Ma, Xiufang, Yang, Ying, Xia, Ming, Li, Dumin, Xu, Anting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholm Informa UK Ltd 01.01.2009; Taylor & Francis; Informa
• Subjects: Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnostic imaging; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; computed tomography; Diagnosis, Differential; Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology; Endolymphatic Duct - abnormalities; Endolymphatic Duct - diagnostic imaging; Female; Hearing loss; Hearing Loss, Bilateral - congenital; Hearing Loss, Bilateral - diagnostic imaging; Hearing Loss, Sudden - congenital; Hearing Loss, Sudden - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Nervous system as a whole; Neurology; Non tumoral diseases; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Radiology Information Systems; Retrospective Studies; semicircular canal dehiscence; Semicircular Canals - abnormalities; Semicircular Canals - diagnostic imaging; Syndrome; Tomography, Spiral Computed; Vestibular Aqueduct - abnormalities; Vestibular Aqueduct - diagnostic imaging; Vestibule, Labyrinth - abnormalities; Vestibule, Labyrinth - diagnostic imaging; computed tomography; Nervous system diseases; Radiodiagnosis; semicircular canal dehiscence; Internal ear disease; Auditory disorder; ENT; Hearing loss; Semicircular canal; Dehiscence; Medical imagery; ENT disease; Vestibular syndrome; Computerized axial tomography; Vestibular aqueduct

Conclusions. Patients with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS) have disturbed morphogenesis of bony labyrinth. Semicircular canal anomalies are common in LVAS. Objective. To describe the additional inner ear anomalies on CT imaging in pediatric patients with LVAS, and to investigate the latera...