Abstract
A carotid-cavernous fistula developed in a 62-year-old woman during an attempt at embolization of a skull base meningioma. The cause is thought to be perforation by the guide wire during catheterization of the meningohypophyseal trunk at the sharp bend at its origin.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 483-485 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1995 |
Keywords
- Catheters and catheterization, complications
- Iatrogenic disease or disorder
- Interventional neuroradiology, complications
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology