Humain Baharvahdat, Farid Qoorchi Moheb Seraj, Amira Al-Raaisi, Raphael Blanc, Sajjad Najafi, Mohammad Hossein Mirbolouk, Hocine Redjem, Feizollah Ebrahimnia, Simon Escalard, Samira Zabihyan, Jean-Philipe Desilles, Ashkan Mowla, Willian Boisseau, Mikael Mazighi, Stanislas Smajda, Michel Piotin
OBJECTIVE: Endovascular treatment (EVT) is the primary approach used to treat indirect carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs). In this study, the authors evaluated the immediate and long-term efficacy and safety of different endovascular techniques for indirect CCFs. METHODS: The databases of two endovascular centers were retrospectively reviewed to collect the patients with indirect CCFs treated using endovascular techniques between 2013 and 2023. Demographics, clinical presentation, CCF features, EVT characteristics, and clinical and radiological outcomes were evaluated and analyzed...
March 2024: Neurosurgical Focus