title: Stent-assisted Guglielmi detachable coils embolisation for the treatment of a traumatic carotid cavernous fistula.
abstract: Embolisation of a carotid cavernous fistula by means of a detachable balloon is a well-established method for treating carotid cavernous fistulas while preserving a patent internal carotid artery. However, failure to embolise the carotid cavernous fistula may occur. Herein we describe a stent-assisted Guglielmi detachable coil embolisation that completely occludes the fistulous opening rather than fills the cavernous sinus. By applying this technique, we successfully treated a carotid cavernous fistula, without compromise of the parent internal carotid artery when the balloon technique failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Pundang CHA Hospital, Pochon University of Medical College, Sungnam, Republic of Korea. jyahn@cha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jung Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Byung-Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Joo
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents