PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Siniluoto, T
AU  - Seppänen, S
AU  - Kuurne, T
AU  - Wikholm, G
AU  - Leinonen, S
AU  - Svendsen, P
TI  - Transarterial embolization of a direct carotid cavernous fistula with Guglielmi detachable coils.
DP  - 1997 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 519--523
VI  - 18
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/18/3/519.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/18/3/519.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1997 Mar 01; 18
AB  - Four patients underwent transarterial embolization of a carotid-cavernous fistula with Guglielmi detachable coils; in three cases as the initial form of treatment and in one case after treatment via transarterial balloon embolization failed. The fistulas were 2 to 3 mm in diameter on pretreatment angiograms. Complete obliteration was achieved in two patients; in the other two, minimal residual flow remained immediately after embolization but disappeared by follow-up angiography. One to four coils were used to occlude the fistulas. The internal carotid artery remained patent in all patients, and there were no complications.