Coil embolization of a trigeminal-cavernous fistula

A 53-year-old woman spontaneously incurred a right trigeminal artery-cavernous sinus fistula, manifested by an intracranial bruit and right sixth nerve palsy. This lesion was successfully managed by coil embolization via the transvenous and transarterial routes.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inAmerican journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 1953 - 1954
Main Authors Bernstein, K, Teitelbaum, GP, Herman, B, Giannotta, SL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01.11.1998
American Society of Neuroradiology
Subjects
Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Fistula - therapy
Basilar Artery - abnormalities
Basilar Artery - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Carotid Artery, Internal - abnormalities
Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging
Case Reports
Cavernous Sinus - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Angiography
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
Human
Cavernous sinus
Nervous system diseases
Persistent trigeminal artery
Instrumentation therapy
Cardiovascular disease
Cerebral disorder
Vascular disease
Case study
Arteriovenous aneurysm
Treatment
Central nervous system disease
Embolization
Female
Cerebrovascular disease
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A 53-year-old woman spontaneously incurred a right trigeminal artery-cavernous sinus fistula, manifested by an intracranial bruit and right sixth nerve palsy. This lesion was successfully managed by coil embolization via the transvenous and transarterial routes.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Case Study-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-4
content type line 23
ObjectType-Report-1
ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X