Petrosquamosal sinus in the temporal bone as a cause of pulsatile tinnitus: a radiological detection

Zhaohui Liu; Chengfang Chen; Zhenchang Wang; Shusheng Gong; Junfang Xian; Xihong Liang

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.12.019

Petrosquamosal sinus in the temporal bone as a cause of pulsatile tinnitus: a radiological detection

Clin Imaging. 2013 May-Jun;37(3):561-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.12.019. Epub 2012 Jun 8.

Authors

Zhaohui Liu¹, Chengfang Chen, Zhenchang Wang, Shusheng Gong, Junfang Xian, Xihong Liang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing 100730, China. [email protected]

PMID: 23601773
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.12.019

Abstract

We report a newly evidenced cause of venous pulsatile tinnitus--the petrosquamosal sinus in the temporal bone. We also present the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with an incapacitating objective pulsatile tinnitus in the left ear for 10 years. The radiology evidenced a petrosquamosal sinus in the air cells of the left temporal bone. The symptoms of pulsatile tinnitus disappeared completely after surgical treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cranial Sinuses / abnormalities*
Cranial Sinuses / diagnostic imaging*
Cranial Sinuses / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Radiography
Temporal Bone / abnormalities*
Temporal Bone / diagnostic imaging*
Temporal Bone / surgery
Tinnitus / diagnostic imaging*
Tinnitus / etiology*
Tinnitus / surgery
Treatment Outcome