title: Endovascular Treatment of Congenital External Carotid-Jugular Fistula: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Congenital vascular malformation (CVM) between the external carotid artery and the internal jugular vein is a rare disease, it originates as a consequence of arrested development during various stages of embryogenesis. The natural history of CMVs is progressive growth, it can remain clinically silent until it progresses causing local swelling accompanied by symptoms and signs of arteriovenous shunting, mass effect, ischemic insult with ulceration of skin or bleeding. In literature only few cases of CMVs have been reported, therefore there is still no consensus about the correct surgical approach to this pathology. We report an uncomplicated case of CVMs in a 15-year-old female successfully treated with coils embolization. To our knowledge, this is the eighth reported case in the literature review.
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Vascular Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaello
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellosta
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Vascular Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vescovi
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Vascular Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Attisani
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Vascular Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luzzani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: coils embolization; congenital malformations; endovascular embolization