title: Treatment of spontaneous carotid-cavernous fistula in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome by transvenous occlusion with Guglielmi detachable coils. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors report on a young woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) Type IV in whom a spontaneous direct carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) was treated by transvenous occlusion with regular and fiber-coated Guglielmi detachable coils. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time this approach has been used in a patient with EDS. The different treatment options are discussed, and the literature on endovascular treatment of direct CCFs in EDS is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kanner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maimon
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Rappaport
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome