External carotid-cavernous fistula in an infant.
A 7-week-old infant developed a nontraumatic fistula of the external carotid artery and the cavernous sinus. Therapeutic embolization produced an uncomplicated clinical and angiographic cure. Treatment was prompted by the availability of new methods of treatment and our hope of preventing irreversible anatomic and visual sequelae.
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002342:Carotid Artery, External; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male