: The persistent stapedial artery (PSA) is a rare congenital vascular malformation involving the middle ear. It is usually associated with pulsatile tinnitus and/or conductive hearing loss and can account for multiple risks during middle ear surgery. : we present a case of a 9-year-old male child with conductive hearing loss and persistent stapedial artery in his right ear, who was admitted to our ENT Department for hearing loss. During surgery, we discovered PSA along with congenital stapes agenesis and oval window atresia, as well as an abnormal trajectory of the mastoid segment of the facial nerve. After ossicular reconstruction (transcanal total ossicular replacement prosthesis) with cochleostomy, no surgical complications were recorded and hearing improvement was monitored by pre- and postoperative audiometry. : Stapedial artery is a rare anatomical middle ear abnormality that can prevent proper surgical hearing restoration and can be associated with other simultaneous temporal bone malformations.
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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, JPN.
The persistent stapedial artery (PSA) is an exceedingly vascular anomaly that can lead to hearing loss or pulsatile tinnitus, yet its preoperative diagnosis is often challenging. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman with bilateral PSA and stapes ankylosis who presented with progressive bilateral mixed hearing loss. The patient was initially diagnosed with bilateral congenital stapes ankylosis and stapes surgery was performed on the left side using transcanal endoscopic ear surgery (TEES).
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August 2024
College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, SAU.
A persistent stapedial artery (PSA) is a rare embryologic remnant that typically involutes at week 10 of embryogenesis. However, if it is persistent, it may lead to conductive hearing loss and pulsatile tinnitus. It is of utmost importance to identify such an anomaly, as it leads to serious complications intraoperatively if overlooked.
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