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Oxf Med Case Reports
; 2022(8): omac086, 2022 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35991498
RESUMEN
Carotid-cavernous fistulas are acquired vascular lesions, representing abnormal connections caused by a direct shunt or dural branches of the internal carotid artery and/or the external carotid artery connected to the cavernous sinus. We present an interesting, rare case of a spontaneous fistula with acute vision loss in an older patient. The patient was diagnosed with a direct carotid-cavernous fistula based on the clinical and radiological findings. We concluded that early diagnosis and etiological treatment could improve the prognosis of this type of carotid-cavernous fistula.