Orbital arteriovenous fistula with symptoms contralateral to the arterial supply. A case report.
Carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas presenting signs and symptoms contralateral to the arterial supply of the fistulas are not uncommon. We describe a thoroughly documented case of an orbital arteriovenous fistula with symptoms exclusively contralateral to the arterial source, a rarer entity. A carotid angiography performed on a patient who presented a red chemotic and proptotic left eye showed a shunt between the meningeal branches of the right internal carotid artery and a left orbital vein.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Hospital Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Salu
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Van Tussenbroek
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities