Spontaneous carotico-cavernous fistula presenting as pulsatile tinnitus.
A patient with sudden onset pulsatile tinnitus resulting from a spontaneous carotico-cavernous fistula is presented. The case is discussed and illustrated to highlight the clinical features and natural history of a condition rarely seen by ENT surgeons.
Robertson
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Department of Otolaryngology, York District Hospital, UK.
Nicolaides
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Taylor
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D000368:Aged; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002346:Carotid Sinus; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed