AND OBJECTIVES: Venous sinus stenting (VSS) and ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) are established interventions for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), yet comparative evidence remains limited. Treatment selection is often influenced by institutional preference, and retrospective studies are frequently affected by baseline differences between patient groups....
No actionable change for most audiologists; however, those managing patients with pulsatile tinnitus or IIH should note that venous sinus stenting is being evaluated as a viable alternative to shunting, which may influence referral pathways.
IIH frequently presents with pulsatile tinnitus, so neurosurgical outcome data comparing stenting and shunting is peripherally relevant to audiologists involved in tinnitus workup and multidisciplinary care.
- 01Propensity score weighting was used to reduce selection bias in this non-randomised comparison.