RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Iatrogenic carotid-cavernous fistula occurring after embolization of a cavernous sinus meningioma. JF American Journal of Neuroradiology JO Am. J. Neuroradiol. FD American Society of Neuroradiology SP 483 OP 485 VO 16 IS 3 A1 J D Barr A1 J M Mathis A1 J A Horton YR 1995 UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/16/3/483.abstract AB A carotid-cavernous fistula developed in a 62-year-old woman during an attempt at embolization of a skull base meningioma. The cause is thought to be perforation by the guide wire during catheterization of the meningohypophyseal trunk at the sharp bend at its origin.