Pulsatile tinnitus: a dehiscent jugular vein.
A case is reported of a female patient with subjective tinnitus synchronous with her pulse, in the left ear. A dehiscent high seated jugular vein was found in the middle ear. A surgical technique is presented using a septal cartilage homograft to cover the dehiscent vein.
D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008416:Mastoid / Q000637:transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011674:Pulse; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*