Place of embolization in the treatment of severe epistaxis.
On the basis of long-term study on embolization for severe epistaxis, the authors show the different indications and results of this relatively new method; and 54 cases are presented including Rendu-Osler diseases, primary and traumatic epistaxis, or those due to vascular malformation and benign or malignant tumors. Embolization can prove a very effective method in most cases.
D002342:Carotid Artery, External; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008438:Maxillary Artery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy