[Orbital approach for treatment of carotid-cavernous sinus fistula].

نویسندگان

  • J C Mesa
  • F Mascaró
  • S Muñoz
  • J Prat
  • J Arruga
چکیده

CASE REPORT A male patient with a left carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (CCSF) and two previous attempts of embolization via the femoral vein was treated with embolization through the superior ophthalmic vein (SOV). DISCUSSION The main modality of treatment for CCSF is intervention radiology. This aims to occlude the fistula via an arterial route, through the cavernous sinus, or via a venous route, through the inferior petrosus sinus. However, the CCSF is also accessible through the SOV.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

دوره 83 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008