 Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula
"Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acquired or spontaneous abnormality in which there is communication between CAVERNOUS SINUS, a venous structure, and the CAROTID ARTERIES. It is often associated with HEAD TRAUMA, specifically basilar skull fractures (SKULL FRACTURE, BASILAR). Clinical signs often include VISION DISORDERS and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION.
| Descriptor ID |
D020216
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.300.200.480 C10.228.140.300.350.500.350 C10.900.250.300.400 C14.240.850.750.147.500 C14.240.850.984.750.500 C14.907.150.125.500 C14.907.253.123.357 C14.907.253.535.500.350 C14.907.933.555.500 C16.131.240.850.750.125.500 C23.300.575.950.250.500 C26.915.200.200.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula- Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula
- Carotid Cavernous Sinus Fistula
- Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistulas
- Fistula, Carotid-Cavernous Sinus
- Fistulas, Carotid-Cavernous Sinus
- C-C Fistula
- C-C Fistulas
- Fistula, C-C
- Fistulas, C-C
- Carotid Artery-Cavernous Sinus Fistula
- Carotid Artery Cavernous Sinus Fistula
- Fistula, Carotid Artery-Cavernous Sinus
- Fistula, Carotid Artery Cavernous Sinus
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula" by people in Profiles.
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Yu SC, Cheng KM, Tam PH, Wong GK, Chan CM, Cheung YL, Poon WS. A venographic operational classification for transvenous embolization of dural carotid-cavernous fistula. Neuroradiology. 2011 Dec; 53(12):993-9.
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Wong GK, Sze AM, Yu SC, Choi PC, Poon WS. Diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with bilateral carotid-cavernous fistulas in an elderly woman. J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Sep; 14(9):904-7.
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Yu SC, Cheng HK, Wong GK, Chan CM, Cheung JY, Poon WS. Transvenous embolization of dural carotid-cavernous fistulae with transfacial catheterization through the superior ophthalmic vein. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jun; 60(6):1032-7; discussion 1037-8.
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