Congenital carotid-jugular fistula in an elderly patient

• Published in: Minerva chirurgica Vol. 53; no. 10; p. 853
• Main Authors: Porcu, A, Dessanti, A, Scanu, A M, Feo, C F, Dettori, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...