Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society  1982;11(4):565-570

A Case of Carotid Cavernous Fistula Treated by Muscle and Polyurethane Foam Embolization: Case Report.

Chung Sun LEE 1 ; Chin Hyung KIM ; Sun Nam WHANG ; Byung Joon KIM

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Keywords

C-C fistula; Muscle; Polyurethane foam; Embolization

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

There have been various surgical methods to treat the carotid cavernous fistula such as the carotid ligation, trapping procedure, embolization with muscle, gelfoam and polyurethane foam, balloon technique and direct transcavernous approach. Each method has its own merits and disadvantages. The ideal treatment of the illness would be the selective closure of the fistula with preservation of carotid patency. The authors are reporting a case of C-C fistula in which selective muscle embolism preserving carotid flow was attempted at first, but the closure was incomplete that polyurethane foam embolization was done in addition with success.