title: Endovascular management of carotid-cavernous fistula combined with ipsilateral internal carotid artery occlusion due to gunshot: contra-lateral arterial approach.
abstract: We hereby report the endovascular management of a posttraumatic caroticocavernous fistula combined with an occlusive ipsilateral carotid dissection; this was successfully managed by a contra-lateral arterial approach via the anterior communicating artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. d.lo@chu-tours.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Vallee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guillevin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lejean
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Effenterre
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chiras
mesh_terms: D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*