[Maternal post partum arteriovenous fistula with objective tinnitus]

Jacob Fisker1, Morten Katholm, Marie Cortsen

  • 1Øre-næse-halskirurgisk Klinik, Rigshospitalet, 2100 København Ø, Denmark. j-fisker@dadlnet.dk

Ugeskrift for Laeger
|January 26, 2011
PubMed

This case-report describes an otherwise healthy younger woman with post partum onset of objective pulsatile tinnitus. Neuroradiological examination revealed a dural fistula that was later closed using endovascular coiling technique, after which the patient's tinnitus disappeared. At 6-month follow-up the patient was symptom-free. This case report emphasises the importance of examining for objective tinnitus in patients complaining of tinnitus, as the causes of objective pulsatile tinnitus can frequently be treated successfully.