Year: 1999 Vol. 65 Ed. 5 - (10º)
Relato de Casos
Pages: 445 to 448
Bilateral Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery in the Middle Ear.
Author(s):
Claudiney C. Costa*;
Maria B. N. Pascoal*;
José F. S. Chagas**;
Carlos A. F. Guidi***;
José R. F. Amade***;
Margaret M. Diotto*** ;
Aluízio O. de Castro****;
Mauro A. Traz*****.
Keywords: internal carotid artery, tinnitus, middle ear
Abstract:
The authors present a rare case of bilateral aberrant carotid artery in the middle ear in a 59 year old man who had tinnitus, that worsen with physical exercise, as initial complaint. On the physical examination a blue mass in the middle ear and intact eardrum was observed. The diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography.
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