{"title":"Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula complicating shotgun injuries to the head.","authors":"W M Rambo, R K Simpson","doi":"10.1055/s-2008-1053805","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two cases of carotid artery injury due to shotgun blast are presented, one of which resulted in a carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. The diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of this condition is discussed, with emphasis on patient management.</p>","PeriodicalId":76208,"journal":{"name":"Neurochirurgia","volume":"36 3","pages":"96-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1993-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1055/s-2008-1053805","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neurochirurgia","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1053805","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Two cases of carotid artery injury due to shotgun blast are presented, one of which resulted in a carotid-cavernous sinus fistula. The diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of this condition is discussed, with emphasis on patient management.