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Posterior cranial fossa arteriovenous fistula with presenting as caroticocavernous fistula

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We report cases of posterior cranial fossa arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with presenting with exophthalmos, chemosis and tinnitus in 26- and 66-year-old men. The final diagnoses was vertebral artery AVF and AVF of the marginal sinus, respectively. The dominant venous drainage was the cause of the unusual presentation: both drained from the jugular bulb or marginal sinus, via the inferior petrosal and cavernous sinuses and superior ophthalmic vein. We used endovascular techniques, with coils and liquid adhesives to occlude the fistulae, with resolution of the symptoms and signs.

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Received: 9 December 1999 Accepted: 27 March 2000

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Liu, H., Shih, H., Huang, Y. et al. Posterior cranial fossa arteriovenous fistula with presenting as caroticocavernous fistula. Neuroradiology 43, 405–408 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340100551

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