Endovascular treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas

Mario Zanaty; Nohra Chalouhi; Stavropaula I Tjoumakaris; David Hasan; Robert H Rosenwasser; Pascal Jabbour

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2014.04.011

Endovascular treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulas

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2014 Jul;25(3):551-63. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2014.04.011. Epub 2014 Jun 3.

Authors

Mario Zanaty¹, Nohra Chalouhi¹, Stavropaula I Tjoumakaris¹, David Hasan², Robert H Rosenwasser¹, Pascal Jabbour³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, 909 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, 909 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Division of Neurovascular Surgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 909 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Electronic address: pascal.jabbour@jefferson.edu.

PMID: 24994090
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2014.04.011

Abstract

Endovascular management has become the treatment of choice for carotid-cavernous fistulas regardless of the fistula type. The endovascular method offers numerous options that render it capable of treating each fistula type by choosing an adequate technique. This advantage along with the advancement in the field has led to fewer complications with higher success rate.

Keywords: Carotid-cavernous fistulas; Cavernous sinus; Direct; Endovascular treatment; Indirect.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / diagnosis*
Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Endovascular Procedures*
Female
Humans
Male