Cavernous Carotid Origin Aneurysm Rupture with Intracerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage After Treatment of a Traumatic Barrow Type A Cavernous Carotid Artery Fistula
M. Horowitza,
E. Levyb and
E. Bonarotia
a Department of Neurosurgery and Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
b Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buffalo SUNY

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Fig 1. Anteroposterior ICA arteriogram showing CCF with rapid venous drainage.
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Fig 2. Anteroposterior right common carotid artery arteriogram obtained after placement of 3 detachable silicon balloons (arrow) into the cavernous sinus. The direct CCF is absent.
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Fig 3. A, Axial T1-weighted MR image showing cavernous aneurysm with adjacent temporal lobe intraparenchymal hematoma (arrow).
B, Coronal T1-weighted MR image showing cavernous aneurysm (arrowhead) with adjacent intraparenchymal temporal lobe hematoma (arrow).
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Fig 4. Right lateral (A) and anteroposterior (B) ICA angiograms showing 19-mm cavernous origin aneurysm.
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Fig 5. Lateral (A) and anteroposterior (B) images showing coiled aneurysm and occluded right ICA.
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Fig 6. Postaneurysm/right ICA occlusion left ICA angiogram showing excellent cross-filling of the right cerebral anterior circulation and no retrograde aneurysm opacification.
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Fig 7. Xenon-CT CBF image, after right ICA sacrifice and aneurysm embolization, showing normal symmetric right and left hemispheric CBF.
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