title: A case of delayed carotid cavernous fistula after facial gunshot injury presented as loss of vision with symptom resolution after endovascular closure procedure.
abstract: Carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are abnormal connections between the carotid artery and the cavernous sinus (CS), and can occur as a result of blunt and penetrating head injuries. While occurrence is rare, diagnosis can be made in the emergency department. Described in the present report is the case of a 26-year-old man who presented with complaints of pain, redness, blurred and loss of vision in the right eye, and swelling of the upper face due to a gunshot injury he had sustained 35 days prior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara-Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alagöz
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara-Turkey.
authors.forename: Fevzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara-Turkey.
authors.forename: Bedriye Müge
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sönmez
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara-Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Erdem
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara-Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhammed Evvah
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Karakılıç
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot