Arteriography and selective embolisation in the control of life-threatening haemorrhage following facial fractures.
Bleeding after serious facial fractures may be of such life-threatening proportions that it is sometimes impossible to control it by traditional methods. Super-selective arteriography allows accurate localisation of the bleeding site and immediate embolisation of the offending vessel is a highly effective manoeuvre. Two clinical cases are reported.
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008438:Maxillary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*