title: Carotid-cavernous fistula after functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
abstract: Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are anomalous communications between the carotid arterial system and the venous cavernous sinus. They can arise because of spontaneous or trauma causes. Most caroticocavernous fistulas are of spontaneous origin and unknown etiology. Spontaneous CCF may also be associated with cavernous sinus pathology such as arteriosclerotic changes of the arterial wall, fibromuscular dysplasia, or Ehler-Danlos syndrome. Traumatic CCFs may occur after either blunt or penetrating head trauma. Their clinical presentation is related to their size and to the type of venous drainage, which can lead to a variety of symptoms, such as visual loss, proptosis, bruit, chemosis, cranial nerve impairment, intracranial hemorrhage (rare), and so on. Treatment by endovascular transarterial embolization with electrolytically detachable coils is a very effective method for CCF with good outcomes. Carotid-cavernous fistulas have been rarely reported after craniofacial surgery and are uncommon pathologies in otolaryngology practice. In this study, we report a 40-year-old woman with CCF secondary to blunt trauma of functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isildak
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haciyev
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaytaz
authors.forename: Ozgun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Enver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed