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Case Reports
. 2025 Sep 30.
doi: 10.1002/lary.70138. Online ahead of print.

Managing Venous Pulsatile Tinnitus Using Intraoperative Doppler Ultrasound: How I Do It

Chan Mi Lee  1 , Min Chae Jeon  1 , Jae-Hyun Seo  1 , Celeste Ann Chua  2 , Jae Sang Han  1 , Shi Nae Park  1
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Managing Venous Pulsatile Tinnitus Using Intraoperative Doppler Ultrasound: How I Do It

Chan Mi Lee et al. Laryngoscope. .

Abstract

Intraoperative Doppler ultrasound (IDU) can determine the exact location of sigmoid sinus dehiscence (SS-deh), diverticulum (SS-div) and large emissary vein (LEV). Furthermore, real-time measurement of the sufficiency during surgical SS-deh resurfacing procedures, periosteal flap insertion into the SS-div or LEV compression is possible with IDU.

Keywords: Doppler ultrasound; pulsatile tinnitus; sigmoid sinus wall anomaly.

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