B-ENT

Dehiscence of the posterior and superior semicircular canal presenting in pregnancy

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ENT Department

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Welsh Hearing Institute, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Department of Neuroradiology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK

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Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, UK

B-ENT 2013; 9: 165-168
Read: 948 Downloads: 648 Published: 12 February 2020

Dehiscence of the posterior and superior semicircular canal presenting in pregnancy. Objective: We present an interesting case of superior and posterior semicircular canal dehiscence in pregnancy.

Method: We present a case report and a review of the world literature concerning semicircular canal dehiscence.

Case report: A 34-year-old woman presented with sound and pressure induced vertigo at 22 weeks gestation. A thinly sliced computed tomography (CT) scan of the petrous temporal bones viewed with coronal reconstructions was performed post-partum. This showed the presence of both left superior canal and posterior canal dehiscence.

Conclusion: To our knowledge this is the first reported case of semicircular canal dehiscence in pregnancy. The diagnosis of semicircular canal dehiscence should be suspected in pregnant patients with sound induced vertigo.

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