Hydrops
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- The diagnosis of hydrops is based on ultrasonographic findings of generalized edema along with a serous effusion (ascites, pleural effusion, or pericardial effusion).
- jpThe association of obstructive uropathy and hydrops is rare but often fatal.
- Although the underlying cause of endolymphatic hydrops is unknown, it is believed to result from abnormalities in the quantity, composition, and/or pressure of the endolymph, the fluid within the inner ear.
- Hydrops is secondary to vena caval obstruction and cardiac compression from large tumors causing an extreme mediastinal shift.
- Hydrops is not found in all persons with Meniere's disease, and hydrops is also commonly found (6%) on autopsy studies of persons who had no Meniere's type symptoms (Honrubia, 1999; Rauch et al, 2001).
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