Traumatic carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistula treated with a covered stent. Report of two cases.
The authors describe the cases of two patients with unilateral traumatic caroticocavernous fistulas in whom a self-expanding covered stent was successfully used to obliterate the fistula after failed occlusion with detachable balloons and coils. They discuss this option as a primary therapeutic modality in cases in which detachable balloons or coils, with or without a bare stent, have failed to obliterate the fistula. The placement of a covered stent to occlude the lesion from the outset may represent a new therapeutic approach to the treatment of these lesions.
Madan
Anoop
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Department of Radiology, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. anoop@netspace.net.au
Mujic
Asim
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Daniels
Katie
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Hunn
Andrew
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Liddell
John
J
Rosenfeld
Jeffrey V
JV
D000328:Adult; D017130:Angioplasty; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene