Massive epistaxis from traumatic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery.
Intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm following head injury is a rare occurrence. Two such cases presenting with delayed but massive and repeated epistaxis are reported and the literature reviewed. The first case required a trapping procedure while the second case had only cervical carotid ligation to control the bleeding. Both resulted in no neurological sequelae.
Saim
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Rejab
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Hamzah
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Sakijan
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Selvapragasam
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed