Dural Cavernous Sinus Fistulas Diagnostic and Endovascular Therapy /

• Main Author: Benndorf, Goetz. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Interventional radiology.; Neurology.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Interventional Radiology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68889-1

Dural cavernous sinus fistulas (DCSFs) represent a benign vascular disease, consisting in an arteriovenous shunt at the cavernous sinus. In the absence of spontaneous resolution, the fistula may lead to eye redness, swelling, proptosis, chemosis, ophthalmoplegia and visual loss. Although modern imag...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Anatomy of the Cavernous Sinus: Osseous Anatomy
• Dura Mater.-Vascular Anatomy
• Cranial Nerves
• Classification of Cavernous Sinus Fistulas (CSF) and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas (DAVF). - Etiology and Pathogenesis of Dural Cavernous Sinus Fistulas (DCSF)
• Neuroophthalmology: Extraorbital Ocular Symptoms
• Orbital Pain
• Orbital Symptoms
• Other Neurological Symptoms
• Radiological diagnosis of DSCF: Imaging Techniques (CT, MRI, US)
• Conventional Intraarterial Angiography (CA)
• Hemodynamic Considerations: General Hemodynamic Aspects
• Hemodynamics in DCSF
• Treatment of DSCF: Conservative Treatment
• Manual Compression.-Spontaneous Thrombosis
• Surgical Treatment and Radiotherapy
• Endovascular Treatment
• Subject Index.