title: Atypical course of carotid cavernous sinus fistula in a six-year-old child.
abstract: A case of post-traumatic carotid cavernous sinus fistula complicated by coma-producing intraventricular tamponade in a 6-year-old boy is reported. Urgent surgical treatment included external ventricular draining, trapping and muscle embolization by the Jaeger-Hamby procedure. Follow-up cerebral angiography showed complete obliteration of the fistula. The child made an excellent recovery and now leads a normal life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanaan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coates
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lasjaunias
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014696:Ventriculostomy