Traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review

Bin Du,1,* Meng Zhang,2,* Qing-Lin Liu,2 Jie Shen,2 Yun-Yan Wang21Department of Neurosurgery, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, 2Department of Neurosurgery, Qi Lu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to&a...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cfd5409651cf412f97c95a1d02af1acc2021-12-02T02:52:54ZTraumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/cfd5409651cf412f97c95a1d02af1acc2016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/traumatic-posterior-communicating-artery-cavernous-fistula-angioarchit-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Bin Du,1,* Meng Zhang,2,* Qing-Lin Liu,2 Jie Shen,2 Yun-Yan Wang21Department of Neurosurgery, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, 2Department of Neurosurgery, Qi Lu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are an abnormal vascular shunt between the carotid artery and the cavernous sinus, and were traditionally classified into four subtypes based on the detailed fistulas anatomy and arterial supply. CCFs are frequently encountered in patients with traumatic skull base fractures. In this report, we present one such case caused by two head traumas. Computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography confirmed that this CCF arose from posterior communicating artery of the internal carotid artery, which is not included in the traditional Barrow et al’s categorization. The possible mechanisms include laceration of dural mater of posterior clinoid process and laceration or pseudoaneurysm formation of posterior communicating artery. This case was successfully treated with endovascular coil embolization.Keywords: carotid-cavernous fistulas, cavernous sinus, CCF, PComA, posterior communicating arteryDu BZhang MLiu QLShen JWang YYDove Medical Pressarticlecarotid-cavernous fistulas (CCF)posterior communicating artery (PCom A)cavernous sinusangioarchitectureNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 707-711 (2016)
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topic carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCF)
posterior communicating artery (PCom A)
cavernous sinus
angioarchitecture
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
spellingShingle carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCF)
posterior communicating artery (PCom A)
cavernous sinus
angioarchitecture
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
Du B
Zhang M
Liu QL
Shen J
Wang YY
Traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review
description Bin Du,1,* Meng Zhang,2,* Qing-Lin Liu,2 Jie Shen,2 Yun-Yan Wang21Department of Neurosurgery, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, 2Department of Neurosurgery, Qi Lu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are an abnormal vascular shunt between the carotid artery and the cavernous sinus, and were traditionally classified into four subtypes based on the detailed fistulas anatomy and arterial supply. CCFs are frequently encountered in patients with traumatic skull base fractures. In this report, we present one such case caused by two head traumas. Computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography confirmed that this CCF arose from posterior communicating artery of the internal carotid artery, which is not included in the traditional Barrow et al’s categorization. The possible mechanisms include laceration of dural mater of posterior clinoid process and laceration or pseudoaneurysm formation of posterior communicating artery. This case was successfully treated with endovascular coil embolization.Keywords: carotid-cavernous fistulas, cavernous sinus, CCF, PComA, posterior communicating artery
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author Du B
Zhang M
Liu QL
Shen J
Wang YY
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Zhang M
Liu QL
Shen J
Wang YY
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title Traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review
title_short Traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review
title_full Traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review
title_fullStr Traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review
title_sort traumatic posterior communicating artery-cavernous fistula, angioarchitecture, and possible pathogenesis: a case report and literature review
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/cfd5409651cf412f97c95a1d02af1acc
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