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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Occlusion of the semicircular canals has been used in otoneurologic and skull base surgeries with preservation of hearing. In order to understand the role of occlusion in hearing preservation, we observed early histopathologic changes of the lateral semicircular canal following transection and occlusion in guinea pigs. After surgery, the membranous endolymphatic canal was collapsed, and its torn ends were sealed by intramural bone dust in the bony semicircular canal. On the first postoperative day, the endolymphatic canal was expanded to its normal shape, and the sealing at the torn ends was maintained by the bone dust. These findings suggest that occlusion after semicircular canal injuries, by making blind ducts in the membranous endolymphatic canal, is important for the preservation of postoperative hearing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0003-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
402-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Early histopathologic changes after lateral semicircular canal transection and occlusion in guinea pigs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Taejon, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study