Endovascular treatment of post-traumatic carotid-cavernous fistulae using latex detachable balloons
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Endovascular treatment of post-traumatic carotid-cavernous fistulae using latex detachable balloons | |
| Creator | Szkup, P. Beningfield, S. | |
| Description | Objective: To determine the efficiencyof latex detachable balloons inthe treatment of post-traumaticcarotid-cavernous fistulae (CCF).Methods: Management and outcomewere reviewed for 34 consecutivepatients with post-traumatic CCFpersonally treated by one of theauthors (PS) using latex detachableballoons during the 4-year period1996 - 2000.Results: Endovascular embolisationof 34 CCFs was attempted in 33patients. In 1 patient where the fistulawas a result of rupture of an intracavernousaneurysm, the fistulathrombosed spontaneously beforeembolisation was attempted. In the33 treated patients, the fistula wasoccluded in 30 cases (91%). Patencyof the internal carotid artery was preservedin 16 cases (53%).Conclusion: A high percentage(91%) of direct CCFs were successfullyoccluded with latex detachableballoons. There were no permanentneurological complications in any ofthe patients treated. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2005-04-03 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v9i1.90 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 9, No 1 (2005); 4 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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