title: Endovascular treatment of congenital carotid-cavernous fistulas in infancy.
abstract: Congenital dural arteriovenous fistulas have been infrequently described in pediatric population and they generally affect the transverse, sigmoid, straight or sagittal sinuses. Congenital carotid-cavernous fistulas in infancy are considered very rare and to our knowledge, only four cases have been reported in literature. Currently, the preferred treatment is endovascular embolization through trans-arterial route. We review the literature on congenital carotid cavernous fistulas in infancy focusing on the endovascular treatment of this rare entity and present our experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Endovascular Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: José E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gomori
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grigoriadis
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rajz
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male