Comparison of the Risk of Oculomotor Nerve Deficits between Detachable Balloons and Coils in the Treatment of Direct Carotid Cavernous Fistulas

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Patient demographics, fistula location, periprocedural complications, and outcomes

	Balloon (n = 20)	Coil (n = 18)	P Value
Mean age (yr)	38.5 ± 14.3	38.7 ± 14.7	.874
Sex (male)	13 (65.0%)	11 (61.0%)	.804
Mean time between trauma and treatment (days)	67.3 ± 73.2	151.1 ± 230.5	.077
Location of fistula^a			.903
C2	1 (5.0%)	1 (5.6%)
C3	6 (30.0%)	6 (33.3%)
C4	11 (55.0%)	8 (44.4%)
C5	2 (10.0%)	3 (16.7%)
Procedure-related oculomotor nerve deficit	5 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	.048
Cranial nerve III	1
Cranial nerve IV	0
Cranial nerve VI	5
Procedure-related mortality/morbidity	5 (25.0%)	1 (5.6%)	.184
Initial angiographic result			.880
Partial sealing	6 (30.0%)	5 (27.8%)
Complete sealing	14 (70.0%)	13 (72.2%)

a According to the segmental division of the ICA classification by Debrun et al.¹⁰