The effect of the Meniett device in patients with Ménière's disease: Long-term results

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 868-874

  Dornhoffer, John L ^a   King, Deanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; M ni re's disease; Meniett device; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOLYMPHATIC SHUNT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HUMAN; LABYRINTHECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENIERE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR NERVE; CASE REPORT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58349101775     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318182025a     Document Type: Article

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