Recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhage complicating a traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula.
Recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhage complicated a traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula in a young man. The fistula drained predominantly into the deep venous system of the brain, where the hemorrhage was thought to have occurred.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery