Neuroendovascular management of carotid cavernous fistulae.
Carotid-cavernous fistulae are abnormal arterial communications within the cavernous sinus. Endovascular obliteration is the mainstay therapy for the definitive treatment of these lesions. Several approaches have been described. These include transarterial or transvenous embolization with balloons, coils, particles, or covered stents, and arterial sacrifice. The preferred technique is based on the fistula type (direct or indirect), microanatomy, chronicity, and the extent of the arterial defect.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 909 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. stavropoula@gmail.com
Stavropoula I
SI
Tjoumakaris
Pascal M
PM
Jabbour
Robert H
RH
Rosenwasser
D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011108:Polymers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000639:trends; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents
D011108:Polymers