Citation

Kohyama S, Kaji T, Tokumaru AM, Kusano S, Ishihara S, Shima K. Neurol. Med. Chir. 2002; 42(1): 18-22.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Japan Neurosurgical Society)

DOI

10.2176/nmc.42.18

PMID

11902072

Abstract

Two elderly female patients with carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) were treated by transvenous embolization through a transfemoral superior ophthalmic vein approach via the facial vein. Complete occlusion of CCFs was not achieved with this technique exclusively, but the technique was effective in these cases. This technique provides an alternative to other transvenous approaches for the treatment of CCFs.

Language: en

Keywords

Aged; Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula; Embolization, Therapeutic; Female; Hemianopsia; Humans; Middle Aged; Recurrence; Skull Fractures; Suicide, Attempted; Treatment Failure; Veins; Visual Acuity