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- Congenital vascular abnormality of jugular bulb
- Focal finger like projection extending from jugular bulb into surrounding skull base
- Commonly seen with high riding jugular bulb
- Extends superiorly and medially, into area between IAC, posterior cranial fossa and bony vestibular aqueduct
- Asymptomatic, incidental finding
- Symptoms if present: sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, Meniere disease
- Conservative management
Imaging
- Commonly extends superiorly
- High riding jugular bulb
- Diverticulum < 1 cm in diameter and length
- Lobulated out pouching
- Finger like or broad based
- Uniform post contest enhancement (similar to jugular bulb) with contiguity demonstrated to jugular bulb
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