Superselective embolization in an errosive haemorrhage of a carcinoma in the parotid gland.
Haemorrhage due to errosion of blood vessels in tumors of the head and neck are a dramatic event. Superselective embolization plays an important role in the treatment of these entities. A therapeutic approach and method of embolization is described.
Feifel
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Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Katharinenhospital, Stuttgart, Germany.
Volle
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Riediger
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Gustorf-Aeckerle
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000628:therapy; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol