Direct carotid cavernous fistula of an adult-type persistent primitive trigeminal artery with multiple vascular variations

Abstract

We report a case of spontaneous right carotid-cavernous fstula (CCF) in a proximal segment of persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PPTA) and combined vascular anomalies such as left duplicated hypoplastic proximal posterior cerebral arteries and a variation of anterior choroidal artery supplying temporal and occipital lobe. A 45-year-old male presented with progressive right exophthalmos, diplopia, and ocular pain. With manual compression of the internal carotid artery, a cerebral angiography revealed a right CCF from a PPTA. Treatment involved the placement of detachable non-fibered and fibered coils, and use of a hyperglide balloon to protect against coil herniation into the internal carotid artery. A final angio-graph revealed complete occlusion of PPTA resulted in no contrast flling of CCF. © 2011 The Korean Neurosurgical Society.