title: Endovascular Treatment of Rare Vascular Complications of Percutaneous Balloon Compression for Trigeminal Neuralgia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the clinical features and outcomes of rare vascular complications of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) for trigeminal neuralgia. These complications were treated by the endovascular technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this retrospective study, 5 patients with trigeminal neuralgia were treated by PBC, who complicated vascular incidence between December 2000 and May 2011. The complications included 3 internal carotid cavernous fistulae (CCF) and 2 external carotid artery system fistulae. These complications were treated by endovascular coil embolism and balloon occlusion techniques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five patients (100%) had pain free after the PBC. All the complications were cured and symptoms were gradually improved. There was no recurrence of trigeminal neuralgia or vascular complication symptoms during the follow-up period (mean 20 months, range 7-52 months).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular treatment is effective and safe for the rare iatrogenic vascular complications of the PBC procedure. Neurosurgeons should be made aware of this complication. Timely diagnosis and expedient treatment should be ensured as early as possible in order to decrease further danger.
authors.affiliation: The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, The 2nd Department of Neurosurgery, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Fuyong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Yanfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Haitao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Quancai
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*