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ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2023

Transvenous embolization of the direct carotid-cavernous fistula via the pterygoid plexus: illustrative case.

Yuki Matsuda, Masafumi Hiramatsu, Kenji Sugiu, Tomohito Hishikawa, Jun Haruma, Kazuhiko Nishi, Yoko Yamaoka, Yuki Ebisudani, Ryu Kimura, Hisanori Edaki and 1 more

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Yuki Matsuda1Department of Neurological Surgery, Miyoshi Central Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan; and.
Masafumi Hiramatsu2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Kenji Sugiu2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Tomohito Hishikawa2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Jun Haruma2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Kazuhiko Nishi2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Yoko Yamaoka2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Yuki Ebisudani2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Ryu Kimura2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Hisanori Edaki2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Isao Date2Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundEndovascular treatment is the mainstay of treatment for carotid-cavernous fistulas, but endovascular approaches vary widely. The authors report a rare case of a direct carotid-cavernous fistula with cranial nerve symptoms caused by rupture of a giant aneurysm in which selective transvenous embolization via the pterygoid plexus was performed. OBSERVATIONS: An 81-year-old man presented with headache and various progressive cranial nerve symptoms due to a direct carotid-cavernous fistula caused by a ruptured giant aneurysm. All the draining veins visualized on preoperative examination immediately before the treatment were occluded except for the pterygoid plexus. Therefore, the authors chose the dilated pterygoid plexus to approach the shunted pouch at the cavernous sinus and achieve shunt obliteration by selective embolization with coils and n-butyl cyanoacrylate. LESSONS: Careful study of the three-dimensional rotational images in the preoperative examination is important when considering the various approaches to surgery. The pterygoid plexus can be an effective venous approach route to reach the cavernous sinus area.

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direct carotid-cavernous fistulapterygoid plexusruptured giant aneurysmtransvenous embolization

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PMCPMC10550643

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