Bilateral Posterior and Lateral Semicircular Canals Aplasia Associated with Other Inner Ear Malformation in A 2-Year-Old Child: A Rare Case Report
Volume 1 - Issue 4
Fatimah Albazroun*, Zahrah Almoumen and Hazim Al Eid
Received: December 13, 2018; Published: December 19, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/SJO.2018.01.000116
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Abstract
Inner ear malformation accounts for approximately 20% of reported cases of congenital sensorineural deafness. It results
from developmental arrest in different stages of embryogenesis. Aplasia of one of the semicircular canals with or without cochlear
malformation is well known and has been reported in journals. However; to our knowledge, aplasia of two semicircular canals have
been rarely reported, and for this reason the clinical reflection of this anomaly is poorly understood. This case will be hopefully used
to gain an in-depth understanding of illness and help in the diagnosis and proper management of future cases. In this paper we
present a report concerns a 2-year-old boy with no family history of hearing loss, presenting with bilateral profound sensorineural
hearing loss with no other congenital anomalies. CT scan and MRI shows dysplastic bilateral vestibules, bilateral hypoplastic cochlea
and bilateral lateral and posterior semicircular canal (SCC) aplasia.
Keywords: Semicircular canal aplasia; Sensorineural hearing loss; Ct Scan, Cochlear hypoplasia
Abbreviations: SNHL: Sensorineural Hearing Loss; LSCS: Lower Segment Caesarean Section; ECV: Ear Canal Volume; Ct:
Computerized Tomography; CVEMP: Completed Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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