Early non-invasive diagnosis of posttraumatic carotid-cavernous fistula diagnosed by transcranial color-coded duplex sonography. Analysis of 4 patients;Diagnóstico precoz no invasivo de la fístula carótido-cavernosa postraumática por dúplex transcraneal color. Análisis de 4 pacientes

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-49

  Llompart Pou, J A ^a   Abadal, J M ^a   Perez Barcena J ^a   Homar, J ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Ibanez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cranioencephalic trauma; Posttraumatic carotid cavernous fistula; Transcranial color coded duplex sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CAROTID CAVERNOUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33947512340     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(07)74769-1     Document Type: Article

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