Alexandros G .Sfakianakis,ENT,Anapafeos 5 Agios Nikolaos Crete 72100 Greece,00302841026182

Δευτέρα 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2022

Bow Hunter's syndrome with a dominant aberrantly coursing right vertebral artery (VA), presenting with persistent dizziness and syncope

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Bow hunter syndrome (BHS) is an uncommon cause of vertebrobasilar insufficiency that results from occlusion or injury to the vertebral artery (VA) during neck rotation. The cause is often a bony abnormality that may compress the VA compromising distal flow or lead to vessel wall injury resulting in thromboembolism.

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Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Feb 12:34894221077477. doi: 10.1177/00034894221077477. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: We report a unique case of Bow Hunter's syndrome with a dominant aberrantly coursing right vertebral artery (VA), presenting with persistent dizziness and syncope despite previous decompressive surgery at vertebral levels C5-C6.

RESULTS: Re-evaluation with computed tomography-scan during provocation of dizziness by neck rotation revealed compression of the right VA at level C6 from against the ipsilateral posterior border and superior cornu of the thyroid cartilage. Laryngoplasty resulted in complete resolution of symptoms.

CONCLUSION: This extremely rare cause of Bow's Hunter's syndrome should be considered, especially in refractory cases after neurosurgical decompression, and surgical management is straightforward and successful.

PMID:35152775 | DOI:10.1177/00034894221077477

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