Covered
Stent Implantation for the Treatment
of Direct Carotid-Cavernous
Fistula and Its Mid-Term Follow-up
F.
Briganti,
F.
Tortora,
M.
Marseglia,
M.
Napoli,
L.
Cirillo
Summary -
Carotid-cavernous
fistulas
are
abnormal
arteriovenous
communications
either
directly
between
the
internal
carotid
artery
and
the
cavernous
sinus
or
between
the
dural
branches
of
the
internal
and
external
carotid
arteries.
These
fistulas
predominantly
present
with
ocular
manifestations
and
they
are
treated
mainly
by
endovascular
techniques
in
most
cases.
A
detailed
review
of
the
literature
allowed
us
to
make
a
complete
analysis
of
the
information
available
on
the
topic.
We
describe
a
case
of
a
direct
carotid-cavernous
fistula
occluded
by
endovascular
implantation
of
a
covered
stent,
showing
the
persistence
of
results
after
three
years.