title: Traumatic middle meningeal artery and fistula formation with the cavernous sinus: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this study, we present a young patient with traumatic middle meningeal fistula treated with detachable balloon through the middle meningeal artery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case of a 22-year-old man with exophthalmos due to an arteriovenous fistula between the middle meningeal artery and the cavernous sinus at the base of the middle cranial fossa is reported. Complete embolization was performed with a detachable balloon and resulted in complete relief of the symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The middle meningeal fistula can be caused by head trauma; selective external carotid angiogram is necessary for correct diagnosis, and endovascular embolization is an effective way.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing the People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ai hua
authors.initials: Ah
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xianli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Youxiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Zhongxue
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008576:Meningeal Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult