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Carotid Cavernous Fistulas And Vein of Galen Malformations

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Intracranial arteriovenous fistulae involve anomalous connections between cerebral arterial and venous vessels. In this chapter, the authors discuss two of the three forms of fistulae: carotid-cavernous fistulae and vein of Galen malformations. Dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVFs) will be discussed in a separate chapter. For each lesion subtype, the classification, clinical manifestations, imaging, treatment, and prognosis are reviewed.

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Abbreviations

AVM:

Arteriovenous malformation

CCF:

Carotid-cavernous fistulae

CT:

Computed tomography

CTA:

Computed tomography angiogram

ECA:

External carotid artery

EVD:

External ventricular drain

ICA:

Internal carotid artery

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

MRA:

Magnetic resonance angiogram

nBCA:

n-butyl-cyanoacrylate

VOGM:

Vein of Galen malformations

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Srienc, A.I., Huguenard, A.L., Gupta, V.P., Osbun, J.W. (2022). Carotid Cavernous Fistulas And Vein of Galen Malformations. In: Mascitelli, J.R., Binning, M.J. (eds) Introduction to Vascular Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88196-2_22

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