Conservative treatment of a traumatic direct low-flow carotid-cavernous sinus fistula: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of a 17-year-old boy presenting with a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (CCSF), associated with an intracavernous pseudo-aneurysm, is reported. On angiography, the CCSF proved to be a direct and low-flow shunt. Conservative management was chosen and definitive closure of the fistula was obtained in two months by daily self-compression of the common carotid artery.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Cavernous Sinus