title: Carotid-cavernous fistula in term pregnancy due to spontaneous rupture of carotid-cavernous aneurysm.
abstract: Carotid-cavernous aneurysm accounts for 2-9% of all intracranial aneurysms. The rupture of carotid-cavernous aneurysm is usually caused by a trauma. Nevertheless, spontaneous rupture may rarely be encountered. Here, we report a term pregnant woman who was diagnosed to have a spontaneous carotid-cavernous fistula due to carotid-cavernous aneurysm rupture and was managed with detachable balloon and coils immediately after cesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drsalben@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Selen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Mehmet Coskun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deren
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geyik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous