Carotid-cavernous sinus fistulae are rare, but serious, vascular anomalies which may develop following traumatic injury to the skull base. Fractures or the shearing forces of severe head trauma ...

A follow-up angiogram on day 3 showed complete occlusion of the left carotid cavernous fistula with excellent crossfill at the anterior communicating artery and collateral flow to the left middle ...

Carotid‐Cavernous Fistulas (CCF) can be diagnostically challenging due to their diverse clinical presentations. Due to its anatomical location and the critical structures housed within the cavernous ...

After tumor resection, the posterior wall of the cavernous sinus and superior-medial part of the petrous apex is visualized (Figure 3). Chordomas in Posterior Spaces of Paraclival and Lacerum ICA ...

hotmail.com Direct caroticocavernous fistula (CCF) has traditionally been treated by detachable balloon placement within the affected cavernous sinus. We describe a case of a direct CCF treated solely ...

Fifteen patients (48%) were diagnosed after they developed cranial nerve pareses, four (13%) after they developed carotid–cavernous sinus fistulas (CCFs), and 12 (39%) by neuroimaging studies done for ...

Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs), characterized by shunting between the carotid arterial system and the cavernous sinus, are commonly seen in the setting of ruptured cavernous ICA aneurysm or now ...

The blood vessels that carry blood to the brain or the carotid arteries run through the cavernous sinus, as well as the nerves that control facial sensation and eye movements. Learn more about the ...

If the blood vessels were extremely curved, a 5/6F Tethys intermediate guiding catheter (Achieva Medical, Jiangsu, China) could be applied to the cavernous sinus segment of the internal carotid artery ...