Title: Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations in carotid-cavernous fistulas as a cause of exophthalmos
Abstract:The clinical signs of 26 patients with a spontaneous carotid-cavernous fistula and of 21 patients with a traumatic one are described. It is demonstrated that Doppler velocity measurements are of great...The clinical signs of 26 patients with a spontaneous carotid-cavernous fistula and of 21 patients with a traumatic one are described. It is demonstrated that Doppler velocity measurements are of great value for the diagnosis of this kind of communications. Conservative treatment in dural fistula and balloon embolization in direct fistula were successful in 16 of the 23, and 11 of the 12 cases, respectively.Read More
Publication Year: 1984
Publication Date: 1984-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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