Multiple Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Presenting as Pulsatile Tinnitus Treated with External Manual Compression.

Author: Se Joon OH ¹ ; Yong Il CHON ; Soo Keun KONG ; Eui Kyung GOH
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1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. gohek@pusan.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Pulsatile tinnitus; Arteriovenous fistula; Therapeutic
MeSH: Arteriovenous Fistula; Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations*; Humans; Methods; Middle Aged; Radiosurgery; Tinnitus*
From:Journal of Audiology & Otology 2017;21(3):156-159
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) have been treated by transarterial or transvenous embolization, surgery, and radiosurgery. Besides these treatment options, the external compression technique is a non-invasive, low-cost form of treatment. This article reports that a 60-year-old man with DAVF between multiple arterial branches and transverse/sigmoid sinus was treated by repeated external manual compression method.