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The case of a fistula between the ascending pharyngeal artery and internal jugular vein in a patient with a high jugular bulb is presented. The lesion was missed by selective internal and external carotid angiography due to technical reasons, but was well demonstrated by common carotid and subsequent superselective ascending pharyngeal angiography. A single Gelfoam embolus soaked in Pantopaque obliterated the lesion.
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Fox, A.J., Allcock, J.M. Successful embolization of a fistula between the ascending pharyngeal artery and internal jugular vein. Neuroradiology 15, 149–152 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329058
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329058