title: Early discovery of a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula by jugular venous oxygen saturation monitoring. Case report.
abstract: This report describes the early diagnosis, due to an acute increase of jugular venous oxygen saturation occurring 20 hours after trauma, of a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula after severe head injury. Hyperemia in severe head injury should be treated only after an intracerebral arteriovenous communication has been excluded.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000209:etiology; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen