Casper stent in the treatment of pulsatile tinnitus in fibromuscular dysplasia: Therapeutic review and case report

José Ricardo Vanzin; Artur Eduardo Martio; Luciano Bambini Manzato; Daniel Giansante Abud

doi:10.4103/bc.bc_35_20

Casper stent in the treatment of pulsatile tinnitus in fibromuscular dysplasia: Therapeutic review and case report

Brain Circ. 2021 Dec 21;7(4):281-284. doi: 10.4103/bc.bc_35_20. eCollection 2021 Oct-Dec.

Authors

José Ricardo Vanzin¹, Artur Eduardo Martio¹, Luciano Bambini Manzato¹, Daniel Giansante Abud²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Medical School of Passo Fundo, Federal University of South Frontier, Brazil.
² Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Abstract

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a known cause of pulsatile tinnitus that can, on rare occasion, evolve into an incapacitating condition. It is a noninflammatory and nonatherosclerotic arteriopathy of unknown cause that affects medium-sized vessels, such as the carotid and renal arteries, occurring mainly in women. We describe a 72-year-old woman suffering from pulsatile tinnitus refractory to medical treatment who was successfully treated with Casper stent in the carotid artery. The different treatment strategies published in the literature were reviewed.

Keywords: Carotid artery angioplasty stenting; Casper stent; dual-layer stent; fibromuscular dysplasia; tinnitus.

Publication types

Case Reports