SPONTANEOUS THROMBOSIS OF A TRAUMATIC CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA

Post-traumatic thrombosis of cavernous sinus and orbital veins has bee n reported in conjunction with carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (CCSF). CCSF are abnormal communications between the carotid artery and the c avernous sinus. Spontaneous thrombosis of a CCSF is a rare event mainl y seen in the indirect (dural) type of fistula. We report on a patient with a possible post-traumatic CSSF which underwent partial spontaneo us thrombosis and presented with an extreme degree of proptosis.