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MRI contribution for the detection of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with superior canal dehiscence syndrome

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Abstract

Purpose

Patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome, which can only be treated by surgery, present cochleo-vestibular symptoms related to a third-mobile window but also endolymphatic hydrops. Since cVEMP and oVEMP are disturbed by the presence of the dehiscence, the aim of the study is to assess the value of MRI for the diagnosis of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome in comparison with cVEMP and oVEMP.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study we enrolled 33 ears in 24 patients with superior semicircular dehiscence syndrome who underwent a 4-h delayed intravenous Gd-enhanced 3D-FLAIR MRI and pure tone audiometry, cVEMP and oVEMP. For each patient MRI images were evaluated by two radiologists who used a compartmental endolymphatic hydrops grading system in comparison with cVEMP and oVEMP.

Results

Endolymphatic hydrops was found on MRI in 9 out of 33 SCDS ears (27.3%). We found no significant correlation between the presence of endolymphatic hydrops on MRI and cVEMP and oVEMP (p = 0.36 and p = 0.7, respectively). However, there was a significant correlation between the presence of endolymphatic hydrops on MRI and the degree of sensorineural hearing loss, Air Conduction-Pure Tone Average level (p = 0.012) and Bone Conduction-Pure Tone Average level (p = 0.09), respectively.

Conclusion

We demonstrated that EH might be observed in 27.3% of superior semicircular dehiscence syndrome ears. The role of inner ear MRI is important to detect endolymphatic hydrops, since cVEMP and oVEMP are disturbed by the presence of the dehiscence, because these patients could benefit from a medical treatment.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Neuroradiology Unit, Lariboisière University Hospital, 75010, Paris, France

    Albane Ray, Jean-Pierre Guichard, Julien Horion, Emmanuel Houdart, Arnaud Attyé & Michael Eliezer

  2. Department of Radiology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France

    Albane Ray & Julien Horion

  3. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France

    Charlotte Hautefort, Philippe Herman, Romain Kania, Benjamin Verillaud & Hélène Vitaux

  4. Department of Neuroradiology and MRI, Grenoble Alps University Hospital–SFR RMN Neurosciences, Grenoble, France

    Arnaud Attyé

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Ray, A., Hautefort, C., Guichard, JP. et al. MRI contribution for the detection of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with superior canal dehiscence syndrome. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 278, 2229–2238 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-06282-3

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