Carotid cavernous fistula with bilateral thalamic infarct.

Unilateral Direct Carotid Cavernous Fistula Causing Bilateral Ocular Manifestation

Unilateral carotid cavernous fistula presents with ipsilateral ocular findings. Bilateral presentation is only seen in bilateral fistulas, usually associated with indirect (dural) carotid cavernous fistulas. Direct carotid cavernous fistulas are an abnormal communication between the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus. They typically begin with a traumatic disruption in the artery w...

Carotid cavernous fistula: embolization via a bilateral superior ophthalmic vein approach.

We report the case of a 74-year-old woman with a complex indirect (Barrow D) carotid cavernous sinus fistula. The patient was treated incrementally and finally cured by a rarely reported bilateral retrograde direct transvenous approach via the superior ophthalmic vein. The treatment of the complex carotid cavernous fistula with multiple bilateral fistula points showed additional complexity due ...

Unilateral double carotid cavernous fistula treated with detachable balloons.

Direct fistulas between the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus are mostly posttraumatic and are due to laceration of the carotid siphon or rupture of its intracavernous branches (1]. The fistula is usually unilateral but can be bilateral [1 , 2]. In general , only one communication occurs betwe~n the carotid siphon and the cavernous sinus, as was shown in a large number of cases wh...

Hypopituitarism caused by bilateral internal carotid artery aneurysms with a carotid-cavernous fistula.

Bilateral carotid-cavernous fistula with spontaneous resolution

RATIONALE Bilateral carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) is rare and serious extra-ocular disease occurring in clinical which may result in severe complication. Unique manifestations and imaging examinations are important to the diagnosis. PATIENT CONCERNS A case of bilateral carotid-cavernous fistula in an 60-year-old healthy man caused by a head injury is reported. Further clinical symptoms and ...