A brief history of carotid-cavernous fistula
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a case of traumatic carotid cavernous fistula
purpose: to describe a complicated case of traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula (ccf) and our management strategy. case report: a 13-year-old patient was referred one month following a car accident and facial trauma with severe proptosis, chemosis and limitation of ocular movement. presence of murmur and an enlarged superior ophthalmic vein on orbital imaging suggested an arteriovenous fistula. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-3085,1933-0693
DOI: 10.3171/2016.5.jns152372