Fatal paradoxical muscle embolization in traumatic carotid cavernous fistula repair. Case report

W. F. McCormick; P. J. Kelly; M. Sarwar

doi:10.3171/jns.1976.44.4.0513

Fatal paradoxical muscle embolization in traumatic carotid cavernous fistula repair. Case report

W. F. McCormick, P. J. Kelly, M. Sarwar

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A unique case of fatal paradoxic muscle embolism in a patient with a traumatic carotid cavernous fistula is described. The muscle plug intended to occlude a left sided fistula passed through the large fistula, bypassed the lungs by way of a patent foramen ovale, and embolized through the right carotid artery to lodge in the internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries producing fatal brain infarction. The autopsy findings are described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	513-516
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1976.44.4.0513
State	Published - Jan 1 1976

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Clinical Neurology

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