title: Ligation of the external carotid and anterior ethmoidal arteries for severe or unusual epistaxis resulting from facial fractures.
abstract: From July 1980 to December 1983, 16 patients with severe posterior epistaxis were treated by arterial ligation. The procedure was successful in all. Two cases of life-threatening and unusual epistaxis resulting from maxillary fractures are presented in detail. The authors conclude that ligation of the external carotid and anterior ethmoidal arteries is a speedy, safe and highly successful method of dealing with posterior epistaxis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000601:surgery*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000098:blood supply*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*