Early discovery of a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula by jugular venous oxygen saturation monitoring. Case report.

Calon, B; Freys, G; Launoy, A; Boyer, P; Tongio, J; Pottecher, T · J Neurosurg · 1995

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Abstract

This report describes the early diagnosis, due to an acute increase of jugular venous oxygen saturation occurring 20 hours after trauma, of a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula after severe head injury. Hyperemia in severe head injury should be treated only after an intracerebral arteriovenous communication has been excluded.

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