title: Endovascular coil occlusion of traumatic intradural aneurysm with presentation as carotid cavernous fistula.
abstract: Carotid cavernous fistulae (CCF) are abnormal communication between cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery and cavernous sinus. These entities are usually encountered in 0.2-0.8% of patients with traumatic skull base fractures. Traumatic cerebral aneurysms are rare and account for less than 1% of intracranial aneurysms. CCF due to ruptured intradural traumatic aneurysm is very rare and difficult to treat by surgical methods. We present one such case of a 40-year-old man with post-traumatic CCF due to a ruptured intradural aneurysm successfully treated with endovascular embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, KG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Lakshmi S P
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Karanam
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, KG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Anand B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Alurkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, KG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, KG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pugazhenthi
keywords: Carotid cavernous fistula; endovascular coiling; intradural aneurysm
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