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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749087
What a Neurosurgeon Should Know About the Endolymphatic Sac: Part 3 – Ménière Disease
O que um Neurocirurgião Deve Saber Sobre o Saco Endolinfático: Parte 3 – Doença de Ménière
Abstract
Objective To elucidate all the aspects that neurosurgeons should know about the Ménière disease (MD).
Methods Review of guidelines, books, and studies from 1933 to 2021, from basic to translational research, using human and animal endolymphatic sac (ES) tissue or cells, as well as reviews, case reports, and papers about surgical experience. This article is divided into three parts. In this last part, we review the MD.
Results The MD is one of the most common pathologies in the ES. It was first described by Prosper Ménière in 1861 with its clinical triad: dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing loss. A lot of theories relating ES to the MD have been proposed. Some of them postulate that it is caused by a narrowing and shortening in the endolymphatic duct, and others relate it to severe inflammation on the ES. Mostly due to the lack of understanding of this pathology, the diagnosis is mainly clinical, despite histopathology being helpful to confirm the diagnosis. The treatment of the MD can be done in 3 different ways: pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and surgical.
Conclusion The MD is one of the most common pathologies in the inner ear and has been largely studied over the years. The latest diagnosis guidelines must help in the classification and give better basis for diagnosis and treatment, which, despite not being curative yet, has improved over the years. Pharmacological treatment based on the possible etiologies, allied with proper diet and routine exercise, is showing promising results.
Resumo
Objetivo Elucidar todos os aspectos que neurocirurgiões devem saber sobre a doença de Ménière (DM).
Métodos Revisão das diretrizes, livros e estudos de 1933 até 2021, de pesquisa básica até translacional, usando tecidos ou células do saco endolinfático (SE) humanas e animais, além de revisões, relatos de caso e artigos sobre experiencia cirúrgica. Este artigo é dividido em três partes. Nesta última nós revisamos a DM.
Resultados A DM é uma das patologias mais comuns do SE. Ela foi inicialmente descrita por Prosper Ménière em 1861 com a tríade clínica: tontura, zumbido e diminuição da audição. Muitas teorias têm relacionado o SE com a DM. Algumas delas postulam que esta é causada por uma diminuição e estreitamento do ducto endolinfático e outras a relacionam com uma inflamação grave do SE. Principalmente devido à falta de entendimento sobre a patologia, o diagnóstico é primariamente clínico, apesar da Histopatologia ajudar na confirmação diagnóstica. O tratamento da DM pode ser feito de três diferentes formas: farmacológico, não farmacológico e cirúrgico.
Conclusão A DM é um dos distúrbios mais comuns da orelha interna e tem sido muito estudada nos últimos anos. As diretrizes mais recentes devem ajudar na classificação e fornecer mais bases para o diagnóstico e tratamento, que, apesar de ainda não ser curativo, teve grandes avanços ao longo dos anos. O tratamento farmacológico baseado nas teorias etiológicas, aliado com dieta apropriada e exercícios físicos rotineiros, tem mostrado excelentes resultados.
Publication History
Received: 08 February 2022
Accepted: 06 April 2022
Article published online:
28 June 2023
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