title: [Spontaneous bilateral carotid-cavernous-fistula (author's transl)].
abstract: There is reported about the rare case of a spontaneous bilateral carotid-cavernous-fistula. We have to deal with a 61-aged woman with insignificant troubles taking a good-natured course. The bilateral carotid-cavernous-fistula-cases stated in the literature has got assembled, where it is remarkable that 60% of these cases occured spontaneously. In the contrary the spontaneous unilateral carotid-cavernous-fistulae are present in 16-23% of cases.
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013382:Subtraction Technique
vernacular_title: Beidseitige spontane Carotis-Sinus-cavernosus-Fistel