External carotid artery fistula due to microcompression of the gasserian ganglion for relief of trigeminal neuralgia. Case report.
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Abstract
Vascular complications after percutaneous injection procedures for relief of trigeminal neuralgia are varied, ranging from puncture of arterial or venous structures to carotid-cavernous fistulas. The authors present a patient in whom an external carotid artery fistula occurred after a microcompression procedure for the treatment of a left-sided trigeminal neuralgia. This is believed to be the first case of this complication secondary to a percutaneous injection procedure for relief of facial pain.
Medical subject headings
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Fistula
- Trigeminal Neuralgia