Stent Placement for Disabling Pulsatile Tinnitus Caused by a Lateral Sinus Stenosis: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Lateral sinus stenosis is a curable cause of venous PT. Other causes of PT must be ruled out before an endovascular treatment is undertaken, due to the frequent asymptomatic nature of Pacchioni granulations in the lateral sinus. Treatment by stenting is effective in all cases, provided that stenosis underlies the PT.