Extra-intracranial anastomosis preliminary to treatment of carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistula.
The authors emphasize the value of extra-intracranial anastomosis prior to occlusion of the cervical segment of the main cerebral arteries, and report a case of carotid-cavernous sinus fistula successfully treated by combined extra-intracranial anastomosis and intra-luminal occlusion of the carotid artery with a balloon catheter.
D000293:Adolescent; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods