Surgical treatment of a spontaneous intraorbital arteriovenous fistula with direct embolization via transconjunctival orbitotomy.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
; 37(2): 330-333, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Spontaneous arteriovenous fistula is a rare orbital lesion that may cause proptosis, ptosis, chemosis, and visual disturbances. The widely practiced treatment is a transvenous embolization approach accessed from the femoral or petrosal sinus. In this case report, we present a surgical approach via transconjunctival orbitotomy for direct access to achieve complete fistula embolization. The postoperative course revealed progressive, near-complete symptomatic improvement.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
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Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos