| Treatment of Traumatic Carotid-cavernous Fistular using Debrun's Latex Detatchable Balloon. |
| Won Hyun Baik, Jae Soo Lee, Young Soo Ha, Joon Ki Kang, Jin Un Song, Hae Gyu Lee, Kyung Seob Shin, Young Whee Park |
1Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Radiology, Catholic Medical College, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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A case of traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula treated using Debrun's latex detatchable balloon catheter is reported. The patient was a 33-year-old man, who has complaints of proptosis and chemosis of left eye 2 months after motor vehicle accident. The cerebral angiography showed direct fistula between intracavernous portion of internal carotid artery and cavernous sinus as high flow-high pressure type.
After complete radiologic and neurologic examination, the fistulous opening was successfully occluded by Debrun's latex detatchable balloon with transient ischemic attack, was resolved 2 hours after the procedure. |
| Key Words:
Traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula; Detatchable balloon; Ischemia |
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