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Iatrogenic carotid-cavernous fistula occurring after embolization of a cavernous sinus meningioma
J D Barr1, J M Mathis, J A Horton
1Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
|March 1, 1995
Abstract:
A carotid-cavernous fistula developed in a 62-year-old woman during an attempt at embolization of a skull base meningioma. The cause is thought to be perforation by the guide wire during catheterization of the meningohypophyseal trunk at the sharp bend at its origin.