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Traumatic carotid‐cavernous fistula in a multiple facial fractures patient: case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Schütz Petr,
Bosnjakovic Petar,
Abulhasan Yasser B.,
AlSheikh Tarik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/edt.12139
Subject(s) - medicine , internal carotid artery , carotid cavernous fistula , cavernous sinus , fistula , facial trauma , surgery , craniofacial , occlusion , carotid cavernous sinus fistula , radiology , psychiatry
Abstract Carotid‐cavernous fistula ( CCF ) is a pathologic communication between internal carotid artery ( ICA ) and cavernous sinus ( CS ). CCF occurs most commonly in association with craniofacial trauma. Traumatic CCF s are very rare, occurring in 0.17–0.27% of craniomaxillofacial trauma cases. We present a case of the patient treated for multiple facial fractures, who developed symptoms of CCF with several days latency and was successfully treated by endovascular occlusion of ICA . Anatomy of CS , pathophysiology of CCF s and treatment options are concisely reviewed.