Intracranial stent placement for the treatment of a carotid-cavernous fistula associated with intracranial angioplasty: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1116-1119

  Kim, Stanley H ^a   Qureshi, Adnan I ^a   Boulos, Alan S ^a   Bendok, Bernard R ^a   Levy, Elad I ^a   Yahia, Abutaher M ^a   Guterman, Lee R ^a   Hopkins, L Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid cavernous fistula; Intracranial stenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRAIN SURGERY; CAROTID CAVERNOUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRACRANIAL STENT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037404523     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.5.1116     Document Type: Article

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