title: [Posttraumatic arteriovenous fistula of the orbit: a rare differential diagnosis of an orbital complication].
abstract: We report the rare case of a posttraumatic intraorbital fistula. The patient was referred to our clinic with a suspected complication of acute sinusitis. The patient reported recurrent swelling of the eyelid with a temporal fluctuation during the day. Eyesight was normal. In the presence of acute rhinogenic infection, computer tomography of the paranasal sinuses demonstrated a shadow on the ethmoid bone and ipsilateral maxillary sinus. Clinical investigation and laboratory parameters excluded an infection. A kick to the head by a horse could be documented on patient interview. By means of angio-MRI an arteriovenous fistula of the orbit could be diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Klinikum Dachau, Krankenhausstrasse 15, 85221, Dachau, Deutschland. Michaela.Andratschke@amperkliniken.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andratschke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Neuberger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagedorn
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography