Carotid-cavernous ... trauma may cause the internal carotid artery to be torn from its points of dural attachment and rupture, with resultant direct flow into the cavernous sinus.

The cavernous sinus encompasses the internal carotid artery and cranial nerve (CN) VI. CN III, CN IV and CN V1 are located in the lateral wall in cranial to caudal order. Any surgical manipulation in ...

A carotid cavernous fistula is a condition that develops when there is an irregular connection between the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus vein located behind the eye. A carotid ...

Due to the potential morbidity and technical challenges from surgical approaches to the cavernous sinus, endovascular treatment has become the primary treatment modality for CCAs. Aneurysm ...

Direct CCF, which forms between the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus, has a high flow and often presents days to weeks after trauma. Indirect CCF, also referred to as a dural shunt ...

Fifteen patients (48%) were diagnosed after they developed cranial nerve pareses, four (13%) after they developed carotid–cavernous sinus fistulas (CCFs), and 12 (39%) by neuroimaging studies done for ...

Meningiomas are the most common tumors affecting the cavernous sinus and can invade the walls of the internal carotid artery, leading to significant stenosis. However, neurological deficits and ...

Carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are pathological shunts between the carotid artery and cavernous sinus. They are a devastating cause ... revealed bilateral petrous‐cavernous dissections of internal ...

Direct carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are high-flow connections that ... severe ocular symptoms, carotid artery dissection or spasm and elevated intracranial pressure. Endovascular treatment with ...

Cerebral angiography disclosed narrowing of the intracavernous segment of the left internal carotid artery ... At postmortem, granulomatous inflammation of the affected carotid artery and cavernous ...