Treatment of a direct carotid-cavernous fistula in a patient with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A novel approach

Neuroradiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 491-494

  Hollands, J Kate ^a   Santarius, T ^a   Kirkpatrick, P J ^a   Higgins, J N ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid cavernous fistula; Ehlers Danlos syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID CAVERNOUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR FRAGILITY;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33745603207     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0084-1     Document Type: Article

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