Bilateral Carotid-Cavernous Fistula : A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) is an aberrant communication between the main trunk or branches of carotid artery and the cavernous sinus. Most of the cases of CCF occur following head trauma, but congenital and spontaneous cases have been reported. We report an interesting case of bilateral CCF with no history of trauma, thus most likely spontaneous form. Since it is rare, it was a diagnostic challenge. The suspicion of this diagnosis was made due to clinical features of headache, signs of increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) (nausea, vomiting, and worsening headaches during Valsalva), exophthalmos, periorbital edema, periorbital erythema, chemosis, and conjunctival injection in both eyes. It was diagnosed with a 4-vessel angiography (digital subtraction angiography) which is the gold standard and was managed successfully with endovascular coil embolization.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports - 10(2022) vom: 26. Jan., Seite 23247096221094181

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sharma, Rohan [VerfasserIn]
Ponder, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Kamran, Mudassar [VerfasserIn]
Chacko, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Kapoor, Nidhi [VerfasserIn]
Mylavarapu, Krishna [VerfasserIn]
Onteddu, Sanjeeva [VerfasserIn]
Nalleballe, Krishna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arteriovenous malformation
Carotid-cavernous fistula
Case Reports
Endovascular transvenous coil embolization
Journal Article
Ocular motility
Secondary headache disorders

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Date Completed 27.06.2022

Date Revised 11.09.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/23247096221094181

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NLM342694898