title: Embolization of a congenital arteriovenous fistula of the internal maxillary artery: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 13 year-old girl with a congenital carotid-jugular fistula presented with a pulsatile mass and a thrill on the left side of her neck. Angiography showed a fistula between the left internal maxillary artery and the jugular vein. The patient underwent coil embolization using a transarterial balloon-assisted technique and one week later, a transvenous approach. The fistula was completely obliterated, and the patient's symptoms resolved.
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA santillana@uthscsa.edu.
authors: Alejandro
authors: A
authors: Santillan
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors: Jeremiah
authors: J
authors: Johnson
authors: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors: Lee A
authors: LA
authors: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008438:Maxillary Artery
keywords: Internal maxillary artery; balloon-assisted technique; congenital arteriovenous fistula; embolization