Congenital carotid-jugular fistula in an elderly patient

Carotid-jugular arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are extremely rare with only 20 cases reported in the literature up to December 1996. The case of a 74-year-old man (the oldest reported in the literature) with abnormal communications between the external carotid artery and the internal jugular vein is r...

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Published inMinerva chirurgica Vol. 53; no. 10; p. 853
Main Authors Porcu, A, Dessanti, A, Scanu, A M, Feo, C F, Dettori, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.10.1998
Subjects
Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnosis
Arteriovenous Fistula - surgery
Carotid Artery, External - abnormalities
Carotid Artery, External - surgery
Embolization, Therapeutic
Humans
Jugular Veins - abnormalities
Jugular Veins - surgery
Male
Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Summary:Carotid-jugular arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are extremely rare with only 20 cases reported in the literature up to December 1996. The case of a 74-year-old man (the oldest reported in the literature) with abnormal communications between the external carotid artery and the internal jugular vein is reported. The condition was treated by platinum coil embolization via catheterization and by repeated operations to ligate the branches of the external carotid artery, besides removal of the tissue containing the fistula and ligation of the external carotid at its origin. The result was incomplete because about 6 months after the last operation the patient showed the same symptoms, although in a milder form. Until standard treatment is established, the appropriate technique should be decided on a patient-to-patient basis.
ISSN:0026-4733