Journal of Audiology & Otology  2017;21(3):156-159

doi:10.7874/jao.2017.00115

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

Se Joon OH 1 ; Yong Il CHON ; Soo Keun KONG ; Eui Kyung GOH

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Keywords

Pulsatile tinnitus; Arteriovenous fistula; Therapeutic

Country

Republic 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.