PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pearse P. Morris
TI  - Balloon Reconstructive Technique for the Treatment of a Carotid Cavernous Fistula
DP  - 1999 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1107--1109
VI  - 20
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/6/1107.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/6/1107.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Jun 01; 20
AB  - Summary: Endovascular treatment of carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) presents many technical difficulties and hazards, some unique to each patient. This report details some of the difficulties encountered in the treatment of a 63-year-old patient with a CCF and an ipsilateral internal carotid artery dissection. After failure of conventional techniques using a detachable balloon, complete closure of the CCF was achieved by transvenous coil embolization while the arterial lumen was protected by a nondetachable balloon catheter.