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Classification of Cavernous Sinus Fistulas (CSFs) and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas (DAVFs)

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Dural Cavernous Sinus Fistulas

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Cavernous sinus fistulas (CSF), like other arteriovenous fistulas, represent abnormal communications between the arterial and venous blood circulation, either directly between the ICA lumen and the CS or indirectly between branches of the ICA and/or ECA and the CS. The vascular anomalies involving the cavernous sinus and the internal carotid artery are accordingly named carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) (Parkinson 1987), carotid cavernous sinus fistulas (CCSF) (Barrow et al. 1985), cavernous-carotid fistulas (Yoo and Krisht 2000), or carotid artery cavernous fistulas (Phatouros et al. 2000). Likewise, communications linking the cavernous sinus and dural arterial supply are aptly named, dural cavernous sinus arteriovenous malformations (Houdart et al. 1993), dural carotid cavernous fistulas (dural CCF) (Meyers et al. 2002), cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous malformation (CSDAVM) (Stiebel-Kalish et al. 2002; Barcio-Salorio et al. 2000), cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistulae (CSDAVF) (Satomi et al. 2005; Suh et al. 2005) or dural cavernous sinus fistulas (DCSFs) (Peeters and Kroger 1979).

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Benndorf, G. (2010). Classification of Cavernous Sinus Fistulas (CSFs) and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas (DAVFs). In: Dural Cavernous Sinus Fistulas. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68889-1_4

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