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- Title
Basal lamina pathology of the utricle and endolymphatic duct in Ménière's disease.
- Authors
Fitzgerald O'Connor, A F; Bagger-Sjöbäck, D; Friberg, U; Rask-Andersen, H
- Abstract
Labyrinthectomy was performed in a patient with a 4-year history of Ménière's disease. The utricle and the proximal portion of the endolymphatic duct were studied using light and electron microscopy. The epithelium varied in height from squamous to columnar. The basal lamina lining the columnar epithelial cells showed marked thickening which was visible in the light microscope. Electron microscopy revealed that the basal lamina had a fibrillar structure. The basal lamina of adjacent blood vessels also showed pathologic thickening with similar fibrillar texture. The significance of basal lamina thickening in association with Ménière's disease is discussed.
- Publication
ORL, 1985, Vol 47, Issue 6, p288
- ISSN
0301-1569
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000275787