A Traumatic Dural Arteriovenous Fistula between the Inferolateral Trunk of the Internal Carotid Artery and the Ophthalmic Vein: A Case of Transvenous Coil Embolization via the Facial Vein

Abstract

A 31-year-old man was admitted with exophthalmos. He suffered from progressive exophthalmos, bruit and conjunctival chemosis 7 days after head trauma caused by falling down. Cerebral angiography showed a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) draining into the ophthalmic vein caused by tear in the inferolateral trunk, which is a rare presentation of traumatic DAVF. Selective transvenous coil embolization was performed via the facial vein without neurologic complications.