Table 1:
Characteristics of patients and results of transvenous embolizations
| Characteristics | Incidence (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 30–73; mean, 57 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 11 (20) |
| Female | 45 (80) |
| Initial presenting symptoms | |
| Chemosis | 18 (32) |
| Exophthalmos | 12 (21) |
| Orbital pain | 19 (34) |
| Loss of visual acuity | 7 (13) |
| Diplopia | 19 (34) |
| Ptosis | 7 (13) |
| Headache | 12 (21) |
| Venous approach routes | |
| Inferior petrosal sinus | 36 (64) |
| Intercavernous sinus | 4 (7) |
| Facial vein | 7 (13) |
| Direct ophthalmic vein | 3 (5) |
| Angiographic results | |
| Complete | 29 (52) |
| Nearly complete | 13 (23) |
| Incomplete | 14 (25) |
| Clinical outcome (n = 46) | |
| Improvement | 42 (91) |
| No improvement | 2 (4) |
| Recurred | 2 (4) |