Petrous Carotid Aneurysm Causing Pulsatile Tinnitus: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
10.7461/jcen.2018.20.1.35
- Author:
Seong Mook KIM
1
;
Chang Hyun KIM
;
Chang Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. nslcy@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulsatile tinnitus;
Aneurysm;
Coil embolization
- MeSH:
Aneurysm*;
Carotid Artery, Internal;
Embolization, Therapeutic;
Humans;
Pathology;
Tinnitus*
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2018;20(1):35-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We present the case of a patient who developed pulsatile tinnitus that was found to be associated with a petrous carotid aneurysm. The aneurysm was successfully obliterated using stent-assisted coiling, after which the patient was symptom-free. Although aneurysms arising from the petrous segment of the internal carotid artery are rare, this pathology must be considered as a causative factor in patients with pulsatile tinnitus. Endovascular treatment appears to have been successful in resolving the symptoms associated with this pathology.
