Supraclinoid direct carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. [PDF]
BJR Case Rep, 2018 Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are vascular shunts between the carotid arterial system with direct drainage into the cerebral venous system, mainly to the cavernous sinus. Direct CCF is a well-recognised complication following head trauma. Classically in direct or traumatic CCF, vessel wall tear occurs at the cavernous segment of the internal ...
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Serous retinal detachment secondary to an unsuccessful transarterial embolization in a post-traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula patient: A case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 A carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (CCF) is an abnormal communication between the cavernous sinus and the carotid arterial system. Direct CCFs arise from a direct connection between the cavernous sinus and the cavernous portion of the internal carotid ...
Chia-Yi Lee +3 more
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Angioarchitectural Evolution of Clival Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas in Two Patients [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2015 Dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) may present in a variety of ways, including as carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas. The ophthalmologic sequelae of carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas are known and recognizable, but less commonly seen is the rare clival ...
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Misdiagnosed Spontaneous Carotid Cavernous Sinus Fistula. [PDF]
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med, 2019 A 63-year-old female presented to the emergency department with worsening left-sided blurry vision and diplopia. She had previously seen several physicians and had been diagnosed with common ocular conditions – keratoconus and dry eye. However, despite treatment her symptoms were worsening. By the time her true underlying diagnosis was treated, she was
Canellas M, Cheema N.
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Intractable Posterior Epistaxis due to a Spontaneous Low-Flow Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2015 We report a case of a 90-year-old patient with intractable posterior epistaxis presenting as the only symptom of a nontraumatic low-flow carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. Purpose of this case report is to introduce low-flow carotid-cavernous sinus fistula
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Ophthalmoplegia in carotid cavernous sinus fistula. [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1984 The aetiology of ophthalmoplegia in 15 patients with carotid-cavernous sinus fistula is discussed, and the clinical findings are correlated with angiographic and orbital CT appearances. After closure of the fistula the majority of patients with generalised ophthalmoplegia recovered full ocular movements rapidly, while patients with an isolated ...
T J Leonard, I. F. Moseley, M D Sanders
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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, 2023 Introduction Carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) is an abnormal communication between arteries and veins within the cavernous sinus. The most common presenting symptoms are proptosis, chemosis, orbital bruit and headache. Visual disturbances such as diplopia,
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Direct puncture the superior ophthalmic vein guiding by Dyna-CT to obliterating a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula: A case report and literature review. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2022 Min XF, Yuan G, Si GY, Xu YN.
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Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula associated with uncontrolled hypertension
Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, 2018 Introduction: carotid-cavernous fistula is the abnormal communication between the carotid arteries and the cavernous sinus that provokes variable ocular association.
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Sudden Onset and Blinding Spontaneous Direct Carotid-Cavernous Fistula [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2011 Purpose: To report a case of spontaneous direct carotid-cavernous fistula causing abrupt loss of vision. Case Report: A 50-year-old woman with systemic hypertension but no history of ocular disease developed sudden proptosis, frozen eye, subconjunctival
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