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Aberrant internal carotid artery in the middle-ear space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Marissa Botma ,
Robin A. Kell ,
Jo Bhattacharya  and
John A. Crowther
Marissa Botma
Affiliation:
Department of Otololaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Robin A. Kell
Affiliation:
Department of Otololaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Jo Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
John A. Crowther
Affiliation:
Department of Otololaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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Abstract

The incidence of an aberrant internal carotid artery in the middle ear is approximately one per cent and most patients are asymptomatic. We present two patients with an aberrant internal carotid artery who presented with pulsatile tinnitus and an intra-tympanic mass. Here we discuss the clinical presentation, relevant radiographic investigations and further management of these patients.

Keywords

Carotid ArteryInternalTinnitus
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 10 , October 2000 , pp. 784 - 787
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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