A 69-year-old woman developed acute angle-closure glaucoma 2 weeks after successful transvenous coil embolization of a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. The angle-closure glaucoma was precipitated by oculomotor palsy caused by transvenous coil packing of the cavernous sinus. Emergency iridotomy resulted in normalization of the intraocular pressure and restoration of vision. Acute angle...

Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) merupakan abnormalitas vaskular antara arteri karotis interna atau eksterna dengan vena di dalam sinus kavernosus. Fistula pada CCF dapat bersifat langsung (Barrow tipe A) tidak Tipe B, C, dan D). Etiologi tersering ialah trauma ruptur vaskular, sementara umumnya ditemui pasien komorbid hipertensi, kelainan jaringan ikat, kehamilan, diseksi interna. Tanda gejala ...

A 49-year-old female presented with proptosis and slight chemosis with diplopia on the right. The patient had a past history of skull base fracture occurring one year before the onset of the symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a partially thrombosed varicose aneurysm (varix) of the superior ophthalmic vein (SOV). Carotid angiography showed a pseudoaneurysm in the right cavernous sinus, ...

Bilateral carotid and vertebral rete mirabile (CVRM) is a very rare condition. We report a new case of CVRM initially detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine. MRI demonstrated tortuous vascular signal voids limited to the anterior cerebrospinal fluid space mimicking spinal dural arteriovenous fistula. A diagnosis of CVRM was confirmed on the basis of angiographic find...

A precise knowledge of the venous morphology of the carotid cavernous sinus is essential in order to choose the appropriate access routes to the cavernous sinus. The sinus is trabeculated and subdivided in compartments. Newton and Potts 1 mentioned two parts, the anterior and posterior part. The anterior receives blood from the superior ophthalmic vein (SOV), inferior ophthalmic vein (IOV), sph...