Steal phenomenon in a traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula

Iida, K.; Uozumi, T.; Arita, K.; Nakahara, T.; Ohba, S.; Satoh, H.

Journal of Trauma 39(5): 1015-1017

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282
PMID: 7473990
Document Number: 449204
A patient with head injury presented with computed tomography findings of a diffuse severe infarction of the left cerebral hemisphere in which the cerebral hemodynamics can be evaluated by transcranial Doppler sonography. Serial angiograms revealed a carotid-cavernous fistula with a complete steal phenomenon. The unusual complication of a traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula is discussed.

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