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What does Endolymphatic sac decompression or shunt involve?

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Updated: 12/12/2022

In this procedure, the surgeon inserts a small tube or valve to drain excess endolymph fluid into a space near the mastoid bone and/or removes some of the bone surrounding the endolymphatic sac in order to reduce pressure on it

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