title: True anatomical compartmentalization of the cavernous sinus in a patient with bilateral cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae. Case report.
abstract: An unusual case of complete anatomical compartmentalization of the cavernous sinus in a patient with bilateral Type D cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae is described. This anatomical anomaly isolated the anterior cavernous sinus and orbital venous system, which was primarily responsible for the patient's clinical presentation. The compartmentalization of the cavernous sinus also limited options for definitive endovascular therapy to a transvenous approach via the superior ophthalmic vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chaloupka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goller
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Duckwiler
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Viñuela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply; D010690:Phlebography