A Rare Cause of Objective Tinnitus: Jugular Diverticulum

The jugular bulb is a venous structure linking the sigmoid sinus with the internal jugular vein. Jugular diverticulum is a rare condition characterized by extraluminal outpouching from the jugular bulb. As the patients may be totally asymptomatic, but sensorineural symptoms such as sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo can also occur. Diagnosis of these patients can be made by some radiologic methods such as high-resolution computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or a novel radiologic technique flat panel computed tomography. In this paper we report a 22-year-old female patient with jugular diverticulum presenting with tinnitus complaint. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Zülküf Burak Erdur, MD, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tip Fakültesi Yerleşkesi Kocamustafapaşa Cd, No 53, Cerrahpaşa 34098 Fatih, Istanbul; E-mail: burakerdur@hotmail.com Received 10 October, 2017 Accepted 26 November, 2017 The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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