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Temporal Bone Pneumatization and Pulsatile Tinnitus Caused by Sigmoid Sinus Diverticulum and/or Dehiscence
- Source :
- BioMed Research International, Vol 2015 (2015), BioMed Research International
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- Background. Although air cells within temporal bone may play an important role in the transmission of pulsatile tinnitus (PT) noise, it has not been studied systematically.Purpose. To evaluate the difference in temporal bone pneumatization between PT patients with sigmoid sinus diverticulum and/or dehiscence (SSDD) and healthy people.Material and Methods. A total of 199 unilateral persistent PT patients with SSDD and 302 control subjects underwent dual-phase contrast-enhanced CT (DP-CECT), to assess the grade of temporal bone pneumatization in each ear.Results. In the bilateral temporal bone of 302 controls, 16 ears were grade I, 53 were grade II, 141 were grade III, and 394 were grade IV. Among the affected ears of 199 PT cases, 1 ear was grade I, 18 were grade II, 53 were grade III, and 127 were grade IV. There was no significant difference in the pneumatization grade between the affected PT ear and either ear in the healthy subjects(p>0.05). Conclusion. Although air cells within the temporal bone are an important factor in the occurrence of PT, its severity does not differ significantly from the pneumatization of healthy people.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Article Subject
Adolescent
lcsh:Medicine
Dehiscence
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Surgical Wound Dehiscence
Tinnitus
Colon, Sigmoid
Pulsatile Tinnitus
Temporal bone
medicine
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Humans
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Sigmoid sinus
General Immunology and Microbiology
business.industry
lcsh:R
Temporal Bone
Sigmoid colon
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Diverticulum
medicine.anatomical_structure
Clinical Study
Female
medicine.symptom
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23146141 and 23146133
- Volume :
- 2015
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BioMed Research International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c0bd1c07d406c88b22bccb9d842b0020