Recurrent massive epistaxis due to traumatic intracavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm.
Traumatic internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting with epistaxis is rare. Epistaxis often occurs after a delay of weeks to months following head injury. The present case had bouts of recurrent massive epistaxis nearly four months after head injury. Diagnosis was made after carotid angiography. Epistaxis ceased after ipsilateral carotid ligation.
Bhatoe
H S
HS
Department of Neurosurgery, Command Hospital (SC), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Suryanarayana
K V
KV
Gill
H S
HS
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed