title: Spontaneous closure of posttraumatic high-flow carotid-cavernous fistula following cerebral angiography.
abstract: Traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula (TCCF) is a direct communication between cavernous portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and cavernous sinus due to tear in ICA. Most of the cases are treated by endovascular embolization. Spontaneous resolution of high-flow TCCFs is extremely rare. We report a case of posttraumatic, direct, high-flow carotid cavernous fistula (Barrow type A) that resolved spontaneously after cerebral angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Ugan Singh
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Trilochan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Purohit
keywords: Barrow classification; embolization; spontaneous closure; traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula