| Literature DB >> 23583152 |
Deidre Wyrick1, Samuel D Smith, Melvin S Dassinger.
Abstract
Carotid-cavernous sinus fistulae (CCF) are a rare complication with the potential for great morbidity including intracranial hemorrhage, blindness, cranial nerve palsy and stroke. Traumatic CCF are the most common type of CCF. Here we discuss a patient who sustained blunt head trauma and had substantial epistaxis, requiring massive transfusion, intraoperatively due to unrecognized CCF.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23583152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.041
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN: 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545