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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2016; 11(02): 172
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.175636
CASE REPORT

Spontaneous closure of posttraumatic high-flow carotid-cavernous fistula following cerebral angiography

Ugan Meena
Department of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
,
Pankaj Gupta
Department of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
,
Trilochan Shrivastava
1   Department of Neurology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
,
Devendra Purohit
Department of Neurosurgery, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula (TCCF) is a direct communication between cavernous portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and cavernous sinus due to tear in ICA. Most of the cases are treated by endovascular embolization. Spontaneous resolution of high-flow TCCFs is extremely rare. We report a case of posttraumatic, direct, high-flow carotid cavernous fistula (Barrow type A) that resolved spontaneously after cerebral angiography.

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Barrow classification - embolization - spontaneous closure - traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula


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20 September 2022

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