PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G M Debrun
AU  - K R Davis
AU  - H J Nauta
AU  - R E Heros
AU  - H S Ahn
TI  - Treatment of carotid cavernous fistulae or cavernous aneurysms associated with a persistent trigeminal artery: report of three cases.
DP  - 1988 Jul 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 749--755
VI  - 9
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/9/4/749.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/9/4/749.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1988 Jul 01; 9
AB  - One case of traumatic carotid cavernous fistula and two cases of cavernous aneurysm associated with a persistent trigeminal artery are reported. Since a significant rate of infarctions or hemorrhages in the vertebrobasilar territory is associated with PTA, we prefer to permanently occlude the PTA during treatment of a carotid cavernous fistula or a cavernous aneurysm if the trigeminal artery can be sacrificed without jeopardizing the basilar circulation. These three patients were cured without complications. The internal carotid artery could be preserved in only one case.