Abstract
We describe an iatrogenic perforation of a paraclinoid aneurysm during balloon-assisted coil embolization that resulted in simultaneous subarachnoid contrast extravasation and a carotid cavernous fistula. The causative factors specifically related to the balloon-assisted method that led to aneurysm rupture are discussed as well as strategies for dealing with this complication.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, Ruptured / etiology*
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Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology
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Carotid Artery Diseases / etiology
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Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy*
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Cavernous Sinus / abnormalities
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Cavernous Sinus / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebral Angiography
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Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
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Female
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Humans
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Iatrogenic Disease*
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Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
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Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology