[Maxillo-basal injury causing a bicondylo-angular fracture and carotid-cavernous fistula].
The authors present the case of a patient who suffered a violent maxillo-facial trauma. She suffered four mandibular fractures. During the postoperative course there was the development of very marked exophthalmos of of the right eye which was due to a carotido-cavernous fistula. The case has a double interest:--stomatological, osteosynthesis of the angular fractures being achieved by miniaturised screw-plates which ensured a solid mandible and facilitated postoperative intensive care;--neuro-ophthalmological, since the carotido-cavernous fistula closed spontaneously after arteriography during which intermittent compression was applied to the internal carotid.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
Traumatisme maxillo-basal entraînant fracture bicondylo-goniaque et fistule carotido-caverneuse.