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Pulsatile tinnitus: three cases of arteriovenous fistula treated by ligation of the occipital artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. G. Courteney-Harris ,
G. R. Ford ,
A. J. Innes  and
J. F. Colin
R. G. Courteney-Harris*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology
G. R. Ford
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology
A. J. Innes
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology
J. F. Colin
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery
*
Mr R. G. Courteney-Harris, F.R.C.S., ENT Department, Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, Brunswick Road, Norwich, NR1 3SR.
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Abstract

Pulsatile tinnitus resulting from an abnormal communication between the occipital artery and the transverse or lateral sinus is a rare clinical entity. We report three cases which presented over a period of three years who had such abnormalities demonstrated angiographically and were cured of their symptoms by exploration and ligation of the occipital artery.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 5 , May 1990 , pp. 421 - 422
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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