PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chowdhary, U M
TI  - Treatment of carotid-cavernous fistula using a balloon-tipped intra-arterial catheter.
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.41.11.996
DP  - 1978 Nov 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 996--1000
VI  - 41
IP  - 11
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/41/11/996.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/41/11/996.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1978 Nov 01; 41
AB  - The use of a balloon-tipped intra-arterial catheter for occlusion of the carotid-cavernous fistula seems to be a simple and, by the reports published to date, very effective procedure, and its usage has been without any sequelae. Successful treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulae by this method is reported in two patients.