Carotid cavernous fistula: A rare complication of orthognathic surgery
Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) is a disease that may occur spontaneously or as a rare complication from head trauma and also cranial surgical interventions, such as orthognathic surgery. We report a case of carotid cavernous fistula after orthognathic surgery successfully treated with endovascular embolization. • Carotid-cavernous fistula is a rare complication after orthognathic surgery • Ptosis, diplopia, and pulsatile tinnitus may indicate post-surgical carotid fistula • CT and digital subtraction angiography confirm diagnosis of carotid-cavernous fistula • Endovascular embolization is effective for managing surgery-related vascular fistulas
Authors
- Gustavo Coelho Dias
- Máría de Fátima Viana Vasco Aragão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2341-1422)
- Ricardo Abicalaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6122-6546)
- Guilherme S. Mourão
- Freitas Leonardo Furtado
- Lilian Santos de Freitas
- Lucas de Oliveira Cantaruti Guida
- Silvia Marçal Benício de Melo
- Guilherme Wilson Otaviano Chaves
- Christiane Monteiro Siqueira Campos
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo (BR)
- Instituto Vita (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omsc.2025.100436
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00