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70ARTIGO DE REVISÃO<br />
Fístula carotí<strong>de</strong>o-cavernosa<br />
Carotid-cavernous fistula<br />
Manuel Augus<strong>to</strong> Pereira Vilela 1<br />
RESUMO<br />
Fístulas carotí<strong>de</strong>o-cavernosas são raras. São classificadas nos tipos dire<strong>to</strong> e <strong>in</strong>dire<strong>to</strong>. Fístulas diretas têm uma comunicação anormal<br />
entre a artéria carótida <strong>in</strong>terna e o seio cavernoso. Nas formas <strong>in</strong>diretas a conexão se faz entre os ramos men<strong>in</strong>geos da carótida<br />
<strong>in</strong>terna e/ou externa e o mesmo seio. O propósi<strong>to</strong> <strong>de</strong>ste artigo é o <strong>de</strong> atualizar os concei<strong>to</strong>s anatômicos, clínicos, diagnósticos e<br />
terapêuticos <strong>de</strong>sta situação.<br />
Descri<strong>to</strong>res: Fístula carotí<strong>de</strong>o-cavernosa; Artéria carótida <strong>in</strong>terna; Seio cavernoso<br />
ABSTRACT<br />
Carotid cavernous fistulae are an uncommon disease. They are classified as direct or <strong>in</strong>direct. In direct fistulas there is an abnormal<br />
communication between the <strong>in</strong>ternal carotid artery and the cavernous s<strong>in</strong>us. Indirect forms have an abnormal bypass between the<br />
men<strong>in</strong>geal branches of the <strong>in</strong>ternal and/or external carotid arteries and the same s<strong>in</strong>us. The purpose of this article is <strong>to</strong> provi<strong>de</strong> an<br />
overview of the ana<strong>to</strong>my of the envolved area and the cl<strong>in</strong>ical f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, diagnostic evaluation and treatment.<br />
Keywords: Carotid-cavernous s<strong>in</strong>us fistula; Carotid artery; Cavernous s<strong>in</strong>us<br />
1<br />
Departamen<strong>to</strong> <strong>de</strong> Oftalmologia, Faculda<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>a, Universida<strong>de</strong> Fe<strong>de</strong>ral <strong>de</strong> Pelotas (UFPel) – Pelotas (RS), Brasil.<br />
Trabalho realizado na Universida<strong>de</strong> Fe<strong>de</strong>ral <strong>de</strong> Pelotas (UFPel) – Pelotas (RS), Brasil.<br />
Os au<strong>to</strong>res <strong>de</strong>claram não haver confli<strong>to</strong>s <strong>de</strong> <strong>in</strong>teresse<br />
Recebido para publicação em: 22/12/2011 - Acei<strong>to</strong> para publicação em: 13/2/2012<br />
Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2013; 72 (1): 70-5