Treatment of carotid cavernous sinus fistulas with flow diverters. A case report and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are rare, usually follow head trauma or aneurysmal rupture. Recent treatment options include endovascular techniques such as flow diversion devices (FDDs).

Objective

To present our case treated with FDD application with transarterial cavernous-sinus coiling and present a systematic review on the use and effectiveness of FDDs in CCF treatment.

Materials and methods

We present our case of CCF treatment with FDD. A search was also conducted in PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane until November 2020. Reference lists were also cross-checked.

Results

Including our case, thirty-eight patients were identified with a CCF that was treated with FDDs in sixteen studies. Twenty-two patients were females, nine were males and the rest un

SUBMITTER: Stamatopoulos T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8905080 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature