Bilateral Carotid-Cavernous Fistula: Indirect Signs to the Magnetic Resonance Study of the Orbits without the Use of Paramagnetic Contrast

Carlos Vilchez, A. S.¹, Nina Abreu, M. P.¹, Pablo Coimbra, P. A.¹, João Rodrigues, P. C.¹, Caio Malveira¹, Fernando Carvalho, M.¹, Laura Gomes, V. M.² & Antonio Junior, G. L.^1*

¹Radiology Unit, Hospital Antonio Prudente, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
²UniRV, Goianésia, GO, Brazil

Dr. Antonio Junior, G. L., Radiology Unit, Hospital Antonio Prudente, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Keywords: Bilateral Carotid Carvenous Fistula; Diagnostic Imaging; Radiology; Case Report

Abstract

Background
Bilateral cavernous carotid fistulas are rare, it is an abnormal vascular shunt from the carotid artery to the cavernous sinus.
Case Presentation
We report a case of a 55-years-old woman, who developed Barrow’s type D carotid-cavernous fistula.

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