Life-threatening epistaxis from a rare treatable cause

Epistaxis after head injury is a common occurrence; however, epistaxis caused by a traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is rare. The early recognition of the condition, consideration of the etiology of delayed and repetitive epistaxis particularly in relation to head injury,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2007, Vol.25 (1), p.116-118
Hauptverfasser:	Syed, Mohammed Iqbal, MD, Chin, Andy, MD, Clark, Louise, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Angiography, Digital Subtraction Biological and medical sciences Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula - complications Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula - etiology Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula - therapy Craniocerebral Trauma - complications Embolization, Therapeutic Emergency Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care Emergency medical care Epistaxis - etiology Head injuries Humans Intensive care medicine Male Medical imaging Medical sciences Mortality Sinuses Tomography Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy Trauma Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:	Epistaxis after head injury is a common occurrence; however, epistaxis caused by a traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is rare. The early recognition of the condition, consideration of the etiology of delayed and repetitive epistaxis particularly in relation to head injury, and prompt management are emphasized.
ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2006.05.020