Table I.
Distribution of the bony groove of the reuniting duct (BRD), saccular duct (BSD), and endolymphatic sinus (BES) of the temporal bones of patients with Meniere's disease and healthy volunteers.
| Meniere's disease |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Affected ear | Non-affected ear | Ears of healthy volunteers | |
| BRD | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | |
| Total of 1 + 2 | 9 | 25 | 26 | |
| 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | |
| 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total of 3–6 | 53 | 37 | 0 | |
| BSD | SD1 | 18 | 30 | 23 |
| SD2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | |
| SD3 | 33 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total of SD2 + SD3 | 44 | 32 | 3 | |
| BES | ES1 | 10 | 28 | 24 |
| ES2 | 13 | 19 | 2 | |
| ES3 | 39 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total of ES2 + ES3 | 52 | 34 | 2 | |