TABLE 1:

Angiographic findings

Patient/Age (years)/SexFistula SiteFeeding ArteryObstructed Petrosal SinusRetrograde Drainage Veins
1/69/FR/L CSR/L ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorCortical, deep
2/66/FR/L CSR/L ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorCortical, deep
3/58/FR/L CSR/L ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorCortical, deep, superior ophthalmic, PF
4/62/FL CSR/L ECA, ICAL superior, R/L inferiorDeep, superior ophthalmic, PF, SV
5/77/ML CSR/L ICAR/L superior, inferiorCortical, deep
6/51/FR CSR/L ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorSuperior ophthalmic
7/62/FR CSR/L ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorDeep, superior ophthalmic
8/62/FL CSR/L ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorSuperior ophthalmic
9/76/FR/L CSR ICA, R/L ECAR/L superior, inferiorCortical, deep, superior ophthalmic, PF
10.52/MR CSR/L ECANot applicableCortical
11/50/FL CSL ECANot applicableSuperior ophthalmic
12/52/FL CSL ECAR/L superior, inferiorDeep
13/70/FL CSL ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorSuperior ophthalmic
14/77/FL CSL ECA, ICAL superior, R/L inferiorCortical, deep
15/70/MTentL ECA, ICA; R/L VAaCortical, deep
16/64/ML CSL ECA, ICAR/L superior, inferiorPF
17/50/FL transverse sinusL ECA, ICA; LaCortical, deep, PF, SV, superior ophthalmic
18/70/FL CSR ECA, ICANot applicableSuperior ophthalmic, PF
19/78/FL CSR/L ECA, R, ICAL inferiorCortical, superior ophthalmic, SV
20/70/ML sigmoid sinusL ECAaCortical, PF
21/71/FR CSR ECA, ICAL inferiorSuperior ophthalmic
  • Note.—PF, leptomeningeal vein of the posterior fossa; SV, spinal vein; VA, verbetral arteries.

  • a Obstruction was in the L sigmoid sinus and superior sagittal sinus (patient 15), R transverse sinus (patient 17), or R transverse sinus (patient 20).