Transvenous occlusion of carotid cavernous fistula / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
;
(6): 35-37, 2005.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-343771
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the treatment of carotid cavernous fistula with the transvenous approaches.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventeen patients (14 males and 3 males) with carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Totally 18 cavernous sinus of 17 patients were occluded. Nine operations were performed via inferior petrosal sinus approaches and 6 via the facial vein. One patient (bilateral fistula) received both two approaches. The fistula were completely occluded immediately after the procedures in 12 patients. Small shunts remained in four of other patients (2 pterygoid drainage and 2 inferior petrosal sinus, respectively). Facial vein catheterization failed because of vein vasospasm in one patient; his symptoms relieved 5 days later and angiography showed the CCF disappeared another 2 days later.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Transvenous embolization of CCF is effective, safe, and easy to perform.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebral Angiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Retrospective Studies
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Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula
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Diagnosis
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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