RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas and venous thrombosis.
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 141
OP 148
VO 1
IS 2
A1 J F Seeger
A1 T O Gabrielsen
A1 S L Giannotta
A1 P R Lotz
YR 1980
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/1/2/141.abstract
AB Radiographic signs of cavernous sinus thrombosis were found in eight consecutive patients with an angiographic diagnosis of carotid-cavernous sinus fistula; six were of the dural type and the ninth case was of a shunt from a cerebral hemisphere vascular malformation. Diagnostic features consisted of filling defects within the cavernous sinus and its tributaries, an abnormal shape of the cavernous sinus, an atypical pattern of venous drainage, and venous stasis. Progression of thrombosis was demonstrated in five patients who underwent follow-up angiography. Because of a high incidence of spontaneous resolution, patients with dural-cavernous sinus fistulas who show signs of venous thrombosis at angiography should be followed conservatively.