Blockage of longitudinal flow in Meniere's disease: A human temporal bone study

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-268

  Shimizu, Shigetaka ^a   Cureoglu, Sebahattin ^b   Yoda, Shigetoshi ^c   Suzuki, Mamoru ^a   Paparella, Michael M ^d  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d Paparella Ear Head and Neck Institute PA   (United States)

Author keywords

ductus reuniens; endolymphatic duct; endolymphatic hydrops; fistula; Histopathology; utriculo endolymphatic valve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCTUS REUNIENS; ENDOLYMPH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENIERE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULAR DUCT; TEMPORAL BONE; UTRICULAR DUCT; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT;

AGED; ENDOLYMPH; ENDOLYMPHATIC DUCT; HUMANS; MENIERE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 79951624351     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2010.532155     Document Type: Article

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