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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 37(5); 1994 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1994;37(5): 1075-81.
Posttraumatic Carotid-Cavernous Fistula Causing Severe Pulsating Tinnitus
Chang Sik Shin, MD, Kyung Woo Kim, MD, Chul Won Park, MD, and Kyung Sung Ahn, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
박동성 이명을 동반한 후외상성 경동맥-해면정맥동루 치험 1례
신창식 · 김경우 · 박철원 · 안경성
한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
ABSTRACT

Carotid-cavernous fistula is a rare disorder occurring spontaneously or due to head trauma, predominent in men. The characteristic symptoms are pulsating tinnitus, orbital and cranial bruits, orbital pulsating protrusion, conjunctival edema, diplopia, deep seated headache, and exophthalmos. Orbital pseudotumor, posterior orbital tumor, carvernous sinus thrombosis, and orbital hemangioma must be excluded. Treatment methods are fistula embolization using muscle piece, polyethylene, acrylic, gelfoam, porcelain, polyurethan foam by using balloon catheter, and direct intracranial surgery. Recently the authors experienced a case of carotid-cavernous fistula causing severe pulsating tinnitus which occurred two months after facial bone fracture and comfirmed by carotid angiography, and obtained satisfactory results with improvement of tinnitus by occluding a fistula with detachable balloon catheter and silicone. We report this case with review of literatures. 

Keywords: Carotid-cavernous fistulaPulsating tinnitus.
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