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Retrograde coiling of a carotid cavernous sinus fistula via a direct microsurgical cortical vessel approach: Introduction of a combined microsurgical endovascular treatment
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Veröffentlicht: | 28. April 2011 |
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Objective: A 42-year-old patient suffered increasing left-sided proptosis, chemosis and impaired sight for five months. Additionally, he reported a pulsatile bruit. Digital subtraction angiography revealed a carotid cavernous sinus (CCS) fistula, Barrow type III, with main drainage into the sphenoparietal sinus and therefore selected for endovascular treatment. However, the endovascular access was not safely possible, neither from the arterial nor the venous route; thus, a combined transcranial endovascular approach was deemed as the most promising treatment for this patient.
Methods: A left pterional custom-tailored craniotomy was performed by the neurosurgeon using CT- navigation guidance. The major draining vein was identified and dissected. Additionally, a venotomy for the placement of a 4F-catheter was performed. The patient was then transferred to the angio suite, and the CCS was obliterated with platinum coils by the endovascular surgeon.
Results: Due to the direct intracranial venous access, the fistula was completely obliterated. After initial diplopia due to an incomplete palsy of the left abducens nerve, the patient recovered fully after three weeks. The initial symptoms, especially the proptosis and bruit regressed completely.
Conclusions: The present case report illustrates a successfully combined microsurgical and endovascular treatment in a patient suffering from a symptomatic carotid cavernous sinus fistula. Probably, especially in this type of pathology, combined strategies are of real benefit.