Traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula.
Carotid-cavernous fistulas are uncommon, although not rare, complications of trauma to the base of the skull; they may result in cranial nerve palsies, blindness, and occasionally in devastating subarachnoid hemorrhage. We have presented a case of carotid-cavernous fistula in a 17-year-old boy, treated successfully with balloon embolization. Although surgical treatment was advocated in the past, the low morbidity and high success rate of percutaneous balloon embolization currently make this the procedure of choice.
Corradino
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Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System/Hospital, Baltimore 21201.
Gellad
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Salcman
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D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging