The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas

The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas

Complex cavernous sinus fistulae (CCF) are still a technical challenge to neurovascular team. The most commonly performed treatment consists in endovascular embolization of the lesion through an arterial or venous approach. Not always these conventional routes are feasible, requiring alternative ro...

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Main Authors: A. Chiriac, N. Dobrin, Georgiana Ion, V. Costan, I. Poeata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2016-06-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
cavernous sinus fistulae
superior ophthalmic vein
Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/904
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spelling doaj-a585ffd518ca485ab6e9d3f9350d05622020-11-25T01:40:03ZengLondon Academic PublishingRomanian Neurosurgery1220-88412344-49592016-06-01302The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulasA. ChiriacN. DobrinGeorgiana IonV. CostanI. Poeata Complex cavernous sinus fistulae (CCF) are still a technical challenge to neurovascular team. The most commonly performed treatment consists in endovascular embolization of the lesion through an arterial or venous approach. Not always these conventional routes are feasible, requiring alternative routes. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman with a complex indirect (Barrow D) carotid cavernous sinus fistula treated by two interventional sessions that imposing a retrograde direct transvenous approach via the superior ophthalmic vein. https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/904cavernous sinus fistulaesuperior ophthalmic vein
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author A. Chiriac
N. Dobrin
Georgiana Ion
V. Costan
I. Poeata
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N. Dobrin
Georgiana Ion
V. Costan
I. Poeata
The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas
Romanian Neurosurgery
cavernous sinus fistulae
superior ophthalmic vein
author_facet A. Chiriac
N. Dobrin
Georgiana Ion
V. Costan
I. Poeata
author_sort A. Chiriac
title The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas
title_short The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas
title_full The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas
title_fullStr The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas
title_full_unstemmed The superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas
title_sort superior ophthalmic vein approach for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas
publisher London Academic Publishing
series Romanian Neurosurgery
issn 1220-8841
2344-4959
publishDate 2016-06-01
description Complex cavernous sinus fistulae (CCF) are still a technical challenge to neurovascular team. The most commonly performed treatment consists in endovascular embolization of the lesion through an arterial or venous approach. Not always these conventional routes are feasible, requiring alternative routes. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman with a complex indirect (Barrow D) carotid cavernous sinus fistula treated by two interventional sessions that imposing a retrograde direct transvenous approach via the superior ophthalmic vein.
topic cavernous sinus fistulae
superior ophthalmic vein
url https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/904
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