labyrinthectomy

{{Infobox medical intervention

| name = Labyrinthectomy

| synonym =

| image =

| caption =

| alt =

| pronounce =

| specialty = Otolaryngologists

| synonyms =

| ICD10 =

| ICD9 =

| ICD9unlinked =

| CPT =

| MeshID =

| LOINC =

| other_codes =

| MedlinePlus =

| eMedicine =

}}

A labyrinthectomy is a procedure used to decrease the function of the labyrinth of the inner ear.{{cite book |last1=Snow |first1=James Byron |last2=Ballenger |first2=John Jacob |title=Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery |date=2009 |publisher=PMPH-USA |isbn=9781550093377 |page=179 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGhzMnst1j8C&pg=PA179 |language=en}} This can be done surgically or chemically.{{cite journal |last1=Pullens |first1=B |last2=van Benthem |first2=PP |title=Intratympanic gentamicin for Ménière's disease or syndrome. |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |date=16 March 2011 |issue=3 |pages=CD008234 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD008234.pub2 |pmid=21412917}} It may be done to treat Ménière's disease.