Total ophthalmoplegia after internal maxillary artery ligation.
Total ophthalmoplegia is a serious complication of internal maxillary artery ligation. Although serious complications of transantral surgery of the pterygopalatine space are rare, they remain a very real possibility and should be considered before undertaking arterial ligation for treatment of posterior epistaxis.
D000368:Aged; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008438:Maxillary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications