Dural Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula.

Choi, Dong Gyu; Kim, Dong Myung

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1988;29(5):975-979.
Published online May 1, 1988.

Dural Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula.

Dong Gyu Choi, Dong Myung Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

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최동규(Dong Gyu Choi),김동명(Dong Myung Kim)

Abstract

Dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistula is an abnormal communication between small vssels emanating from intracavernous carotid artery supplying the regional dura and cranial nerves, and cavernous sinus. It is a rare entity that tends to appear in middle aged to elderly women and generally presents with a "red eye", or insidiously progressive glaucoma and may resolve without treatment. We have observed such a fistula in a 51-year-old woman and confirmed by TFCA(transfemoral carotid angiography) and have treated with manual carotid compressions and antiglaucomatous medication.