Carotid-cavernous fistula caused by laceration of persistent fetal trigeminal artery treated with single catheter coil embolization

Carotid-cavernous fistula caused by laceration of persistent fetal trigeminal artery treated with single catheter coil embolization

We present the endovascular treatment of traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula from persistent fetal trigeminal artery (PFTA) laceration. To date, there are six such cases of traumatic PFTA-cavernous fistulas reported in the literature. These injuries can pose a unique challenge in that rupture of a P...

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Main Authors: Benjamin L. Brown, Anthony H. Sin, Hugo H. Cuellar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
carotid cavernous fistula
coil embolization
endovascular
neurosurgery
persistent fetal circulation
traumatic carotid cavernous fistula
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.94375

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