The routes for embolization of dural carotid cavernous fistulas when the endovascular approach is indicated as a first-line strategy.
Luís Henrique de Castro-AfonsoFelipe Padovani TrivelatoMarco Túlio RezendeAlexandre Cordeiro UlhôaGuilherme Seizem NakiriLucas Moretti MonsignoreDaniel G AbudPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2018)
In this study, the endovascular approach allowed dural carotid cavernous fistula embolization in most patients. The inferior petrosal sinus, even when thrombosed, was the main route used to access the dural carotid cavernous fistula, followed by the facial vein, direct cavernous sinus puncture, and the superior petrosal sinus.