Table 3.
Outcome of posterior semicircular canal plugging for BPPV
| Study | Cases | Cure of BPPV | Follow up | Postop Audio | ↓ Hearing > 10dB | Postop ENG/VNG | ↓ Caloric or absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaceBalzan 1991 (73) | 5 | 5 | 12-36 mo | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Hawthorne 1994 (74) | 15 | 15 | 14-40 mo | 15 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Zappia 1996 (75) | 8 | 8 | 3 wk- 3 mo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pulec 1997 (76) | 17 | 17 | 1-13 mo | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Walsh 1999 (77) | 13 | 13 | 29-119 mo | 13 | 13 | 2 | |
| Agrawal 2001 (78) | 44 | 44 | 6 mo - 12 yr | 40 | 2 | ? | ? |
| Shaia 2006 (79) | 20 | 20 | 6-64 mo | 20 | 1 | ? | ? |
| Kisilevsky 2009 (80) | 32 | 32 | 2-205 mo | 32 | 4 | 23 | 7 |
| Total | 154 | 154/154 (100%) | 150/154 (97.4%) | 10/150 (6.7%) | 67/154 (43.5%) | 15/67 (22.4%) |
↓ indicates that the relevant information was not reported.