Cavernous sinus fistula following percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal ganglion: Case report

✓ In this report the authors describe a patient in whom a symptomatic carotid—cavernous fistula developed 8 months after percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal ganglion. The fistula involved a branch of the external carotid artery and was cured with microcatheter embolization.