title: Vertebro-carotid anastomosis as a cause of uncontrollable epistaxis.
abstract: Uncontrolled epistaxis may require a long hospital stay, multiple blood transfusions and multiple arterial ligations. This case report highlights vertebro-carotid anastomosis as a rare cause of uncontrolled epistaxis. The importance of angiography in the identification of rare arterial anastomoses is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Babu Manohar
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging