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Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula following maxillofacial trauma and orthognathic surgery
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|October 1, 1988
Abstract:
The presence of a carotid-cavernous sinus fistula after maxillofacial trauma or orthognathic surgery is uncommon. 2 patients are described who developed a carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. Early diagnosis is important, since delay in treatment may cause irreversible neurological and/or ophthalmological damage. The etiology of the carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas is discussed, in the cases described.

