A case of delayed carotid cavernous fistula after facial gunshot injury presented as loss of vision with symptom resolution after endovascular closure procedure

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Alagoz F., Yilmaz F., Sonmez B. M., Yildirim A. E., Karakilic M. E.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.199-201, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5505/tjtes.2015.18234
  • Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.199-201
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Carotid cavernous fistula, endovascular intervention, endovascular treatment, gunshot injury, CLASSIFICATION, MANAGEMENT, SINUS
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are abnormal connections between the carotid artery and the cavernous sinus (CS), and can occur as a result of blunt and penetrating head injuries. While occurrence is rare, diagnosis can be made in the emergency department. Described in the present report is the case of a 26-year-old man who presented with complaints of pain, redness, blurred and loss of vision in the right eye, and swelling of the upper face due to a gunshot injury he had sustained 35 days prior.