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Carotid-cavernous fistulas [CCFs] are a subtype of intracranial arteriovenous fistulas with symptoms ranging from none to devastating intracranial hemorrhage. This article reviews the two main types of CCFs, the symptomatology, the different drainage patterns and the currently available treatment options. We follow that by a case report of a spontaneous CCF treated successfully by trans-arterial coil embolisation
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Humans , Female , Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula/complications , Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula/diagnosis , Embolization, Therapeutic , Cavernous Sinus , Arteriovenous Fistula/diagnosis , Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations , Intracranial Hemorrhages , Arteriovenous Fistula/therapy , Angiography, Digital Subtraction , Radionuclide AngiographySubject(s)
Humans , Female , Tongue Diseases/surgery , Cysts/diagnosis , Cysts/surgery , Cysts/diagnostic imaging , LaryngoscopyABSTRACT
Intravenous drug abusers are prone to many complications, one of which is development of pseudoaneurysm at the injection site. We report an unusual case of an intravenous drug abuser who developed a pseudoaneurysm of the external iliac artery with hematoma dissecting into the iliopsoas muscle and discuss the role of doppler and CT in the diagnosis
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Humans , Female , Bone Neoplasms , Thoracic Vertebrae , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Back Pain , ScoliosisABSTRACT
The evaluation of foreign body begins with routine radiographs. Recently, ultrasonography has gained a wide acceptance in emergency radiology for detection of soft tissue foreign body especially in cases where routine radiograph is negative. Here in, we report a case referred to us for a non-healing wound in his right leg in which ultrasonography detected a non radio-opaque wooden foreign body in the soft tissues