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Adil Belhachmi1,2.
Abstract
We report a clinical case of spontaneous bilateral carotid-cavernous fistulas. Bilateral pulsatile exophthalmos and symmetric cavernous sinuses detected by CT scan helped to suspect the diagnosis. Arteriography confirmed the diagnosis. The patient underwent embolization with favorable neurologic and ophthalmic evolution. Carotid-cavernous fistula is a rare but severe complication associated with a poor functional (blindness) and vital (meningeal and intracerebral hemorrhage) prognosis. The concomitant use of arteriography and embolization has considerably improved the prognosis.Entities:
Keywords: Bilateral exophtalmos; embolization; fistula
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28819512 PMCID: PMC5554656 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.91.8594
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1(A) TDM cérébrale montre une hémorragie méningée, asymétrie des 2 sinus caverneux; (B) IRM cérébrale injectée gado: montrant au temps artériel des fistules carotido-caverneuse bilatérale, avec opacification précoce des 02 sinus caverneux
Figure 2(A) artériographie carotidienne montrant les 02 fistules carotido-caverneuse bilaterale (avant); (B) artériographie carotidienne montrant les 02 fistules carotido-caverneuse (après embolisation)
Figure 3Artériographie post embolisation