title: Ascending pharyngeal artery-internal jugular vein fistula complicating radical neck dissection.
abstract: Arteriovenous fistulae of the ascending pharyngeal artery (AP) and internal jugular vein (IJ) are rare. Only two spontaneous AP-IJ fistulae have been described previously, both of which presented with pulsatile tinnitus. A unique case of an AP-IJ fistula developing after radical neck dissection is described in which the clinical presentation was identical to that of a carotid-cavernous fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chaloupka
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kibble
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010614:Pharynx / Q000098:blood supply*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*