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Case Studies | Otorhinolaryngology | India | Volume 11 Issue 1, January 2022
Labyrinthine Fistula, Complication of Chronic Otitis Media: A Case Report
Shachita [9] | Shivbrat Sharma [5]
Abstract: Chronic otitis media is a significant health problem which is hampering person?s quality of life. Long-standing disease causes a spectrum of complications, among them one is labyrinthine fistula. Labyrinthine fistula frequencies vary from 4 to 12 % and most common site is lateral semi-circular canal. Patients presenting with long-standing symptoms and feeling of unsteadiness, giddiness and vertigo should be cautiously looked for to rule out the disease.
Keywords: Labyrinthine fistula, lateral semicircular canal fistula, chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma
Edition: Volume 11 Issue 1, January 2022,
Pages: 49 - 50