Internal Carotid Artery Epistaxis

Internal Carotid Artery Epistaxis

Epistaxis from the internal carotid artery (ICA) or bleeding from the ICA at the skull base is a rare, frightening, and difficult management problem. We present five cases, with a variety of causes—in all of which the patients survived massive hemorrhage—and suggest a protocol for management of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 1986-04, Vol.94 (4), p.480-486
Hauptverfasser: Kleid, M. Stephen, Millar, Hugh S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Carotid Artery Diseases - complications
Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery Injuries
Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Angiography
Embolization, Therapeutic
Epistaxis - etiology
Epistaxis - therapy
Female
Humans
Ligation
Male
Osteoradionecrosis - complications
Tampons, Surgical
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Epistaxis from the internal carotid artery (ICA) or bleeding from the ICA at the skull base is a rare, frightening, and difficult management problem. We present five cases, with a variety of causes—in all of which the patients survived massive hemorrhage—and suggest a protocol for management of the condition.
ISSN:0194-5998
1097-6817
DOI:10.1177/019459988609400413