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Cavernous sinus-carotid fistula: a complication of maxillofacial injury
P Nocini1, L Lo Muzio, R Cortelazzi
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Verona, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Italy.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|August 1, 1995
Abstract:
A case of traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (CCSF) is presented. The patient sustained an undisplaced fracture of his right mandibular condyle and a zygoma fracture after a motor vehicle accident. Five months later, all the classic signs and symptoms of a CCSF had appeared except ophthalmoplegia. These symptoms were preceded by a tiring auditive homolateral sensation. A carotid angiography confirmed the presence of a large CCSF. Successful management was achieved intravascularly by balloon embolization.