Dural Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula.
- Author:
Dong Gyu CHOI
1
;
Dong Myung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carotid Arteries;
Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula*;
Cavernous Sinus;
Cranial Nerves;
Female;
Fistula;
Glaucoma;
Humans;
Middle Aged
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1988;29(5):975-979
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistula is an abnormal communication between small vssels emanating from intracavernous carotid artery supplying the regional dura and cranial nerves, and cavernous sinus. It is a rare entity that tends to appear in middle aged to elderly women and generally presents with a "red eye", or insidiously progressive glaucoma and may resolve without treatment. We have observed such a fistula in a 51-year-old woman and confirmed by TFCA(transfemoral carotid angiography) and have treated with manual carotid compressions and antiglaucomatous medication.
