Fibromuscular dysplasia of cervico-cephalic arteries with multiple dissections and a carotid-cavernous fistula. A pathological study.

MR in diffuse angiomatosis.

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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty prior to carotid cavernous fistula embolization.

Detachable balloon embolization has become well established as the primary treatment for carotid cavernous fistulae, and numerous articles have been written on techniques for balloon placement in the cavernous sinus [1-3]. Recently, several case reports have described the use of angioplasty of the internal carotid artery for stenosis resulting from either fibromuscular dysplasia or arterioscler...

Balloon embolization in a carotid-cavernous fistula in fibromuscular dysplasia.

Carotid cavernous fistula associated with Fogarty catheter angioplasty.

Carotid cavernous fistulae are usually the consequence of a vascular tear due to head trauma or a ruptured infraclinoid aneurysm. Although rare , iatrogenic carotid cavernous fistulae can result from percutaneous retrogasserian procedures, transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, and thromboembolectomy via a Fogarty catheter [1-3] . Since the first report on the use of Fogarty catheters in 1963 [4], onl...

Recurrent transient ischemic attacks and stroke in association with an internal carotid artery web.

Fibromuscular dysplasia is a nonatherosclerotic vascular disease that most commonly affects cervical carotid arteries at the C1-C2 level when cephalic arteries are involved. Several histopathologic and angiographic subtypes of fibromuscular dysplasia exist; most have a benign natural history. We describe the third reported case of a pathologically proven, symptomatic proximal internal carotid a...