Images in clinical medicine. Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula.
Images in clinical medicine. Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula.
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临床医学中的图像。
DOI:
10.1056/nejmicm1006035
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
Zhang,Kang
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作者:
Korn,BobbyS;Zhang,Kang
A 55-year-old woman with a long history of hypertension presented to the hospital with a 1-day history of periorbital discomfort, inferior chemosis, and conjunctival injection of the left eye (Panel A). She reported having a 2-year history of episodic headache and pulsatile tinnitus in the left ear. Examination of the left eye revealed a visual acuity of 20/60, a relative afferent pupillary defect, exophthalmos (with 6 mm of protrusion), and an elevated intraocular pressure (48 mm Hg). Examination of the right eye was unremarkable. Contrastenhanced computed tomography of the orbit showed a dilated left superior ophthalmic vein (Panel B, arrow), suggesting the presence of a carotid–cavernous sinus fistula. Angiography confirmed that the internal carotid artery was connected to the cavernous sinus by a large fistula (Panel C, black arrow). Dilatation of the superior ophthalmic vein (Panel B, arrow;