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We report a new transvenous endovascular route for treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas of the cavernous sinus. The cavernous sinus was approached from the contralateral pterygoid plexus and embolization of a dural fistula was performed successfully with Guglielmi detachable coils.
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Received: 16 June 1997 Accepted: 6 August 1997
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Jahan, R., Gobin, Y., Glenn, B. et al. Transvenous embolization of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the cavernous sinus through the contralateral pterygoid plexus. Neuroradiology 40, 189–193 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050566
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050566