title: Transvenous embolization of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the laterocavernous sinus through the pterygoid plexus.
abstract: We present a novel access for transvenous embolization of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the laterocavernous sinus through the external jugular vein and the pterygoid plexus. The anatomy of the laterocavernous sinus is reviewed, and its clinical implications discussed in light of the case of a patient whose management was modified after identifying this anatomical variation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, B-100, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. dsanmil1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: San Millán Ruíz
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Jean H D
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Fasel
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clatterbuck
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gailloud
authors.forename: Kieran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged