A case of intractable epistaxis.
The surgical management of intractable epistaxis by external carotid artery ligation may become complicated if there is a high bifurcation of the common carotid artery. Occlusion of the bleeding vessels by catheter embolization is described in a patient in whom exploration of the neck had failed to locate the external carotid artery.
el Jassar
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Department of Otolaryngology, Countess of Chester Hospital, UK.
Moraitis
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Spencer
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Sissons
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D000368:Aged; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications