PubMed · 2063661
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O Sterkers, E Ferrary, N Julien, C Amiel. 1991. [Labyrinthine fluids].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2063661/
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Certain peripheral vertigos undoubtedly do not raise from neuro-sensorial structures but rather of the secretory structures and can be called "endolymphatic". They deserve to be individualized because concerning different pathogenic mechanisms and certainly are relevant for a specific treatment. We hope that in the next years new investigation tools will allow to explore in a noninvasive way the endolymphatic contents and dysfunctions of these structures.
The endolymphatic sac is a non-sensory organ of the inner ear. It is connected to the endolymphatic compartment that is filled with endolymph, a potassium-rich fluid that bathes the apical side of inner ear sensory cells. The main functions ascribed to the endolymphatic sac are the regulation of the volume and pressure of endolymph, the immune response of the inner ear, and the elimination of endolymphatic waste products by phagocytosis. Functional alteration of these functions, leading to deficient endolymph homeostasis and/or altered inner ear immune response, may participate to the pathophysiology of Ménière's disease, an inner ear pathology that causes episodes of vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, and is characterized by an increase in volume of the cochleo-vestibular endolymph (endolymphatic hydrops).