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Carotid--cavernous fistula--iatrogenic carotid--cavernous fistula due to thrombectomy with a Fogarty catheter. 1977

H L Levine, and E J Ferris, and E L Spatz

Removal of thrombus from a totally occluded internal carotid artery with a patent siphon by means of a balloon-tipped Fogarty catheter has been an acceptable technique. There have, however, been five reported cases of carotid-cavernous fistula following this procedure (Barker et al., 1968; Davie and Richardson, 1967; Motarjeme and Keifer, 1973; Newton and Potts, 1974). The purpose of this report is to add a sixth case to the literature and to suggest that this surgical method be abandoned.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002341	Carotid Artery Thrombosis	Blood clot formation in any part of the CAROTID ARTERIES. This may produce CAROTID STENOSIS or occlusion of the vessel, leading to TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; or AMAUROSIS FUGAX.	Thrombosis, Carotid Artery,Carotid Thrombosis,Common Carotid Artery Thrombosis,External Carotid Artery Thrombosis,Internal Carotid Artery Thrombosis,Thrombosis, Carotid,Thrombosis, Common Carotid Artery,Thrombosis, External Carotid Artery,Thrombosis, Internal Carotid Artery,Carotid Artery Thromboses
D002343	Carotid Artery, Internal	Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the anterior part of the brain, the eye and its appendages, the forehead and nose.	Arteries, Internal Carotid,Artery, Internal Carotid,Carotid Arteries, Internal,Internal Carotid Arteries,Internal Carotid Artery
D002426	Cavernous Sinus	An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone.	Sinus, Cavernous
D005069	Evaluation Studies as Topic	Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies.	Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D006328	Cardiac Catheterization	Procedures in which placement of CARDIAC CATHETERS is performed for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures.	Catheterization, Cardiac,Catheterization, Heart,Heart Catheterization,Cardiac Catheterizations,Catheterizations, Cardiac,Catheterizations, Heart,Heart Catheterizations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001164	Arteriovenous Fistula	An abnormal direct communication between an artery and a vein without passing through the CAPILLARIES. An A-V fistula usually leads to the formation of a dilated sac-like connection, arteriovenous aneurysm. The locations and size of the shunts determine the degree of effects on the cardiovascular functions such as BLOOD PRESSURE and HEART RATE.	Aneurysm, Arteriovenous,Arteriovenous Aneurysm,Arteriovenous Fistulas,Fistula, Arteriovenous,Fistulas, Arteriovenous