Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery

Korean Society of Cerebravascular Surgeons (대한뇌혈관외과학회)
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Petrous Carotid Aneurysm Causing Pulsatile Tinnitus: Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Kim, Seong-Mook (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.12.22
  • Accepted : 2018.01.07
  • Published : 2018.03.31
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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.

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