PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Phatouros, Constantine C. AU - Halbach, Van V. AU - Malek, Adel M. AU - Dowd, Christopher F. AU - Higashida, Randall T. TI - Simultaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Carotid Cavernous Fistula after Rupture of a Paraclinoid Aneurysm during Balloon-Assisted Coil Embolization DP - 1999 Jun 01 TA - American Journal of Neuroradiology PG - 1100--1102 VI - 20 IP - 6 4099 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/6/1100.short 4100 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/6/1100.full SO - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Jun 01; 20 AB - Summary: We describe an iatrogenic perforation of a paraclinoid aneurysm during balloon-assisted coil embolization that resulted in simultaneous subarachnoid contrast extravasation and a carotid cavernous fistula. The causative factors specifically related to the balloon-assisted method that led to aneurysm rupture are discussed as well as strategies for dealing with this complication.