title: Epistaxis: vascular anatomy, origins, and endovascular treatment.
abstract: Embolization can play an important role in controlling epistaxis. However, one must be careful to avoid nontarget embolization via the dangerous anastomoses between the ECA branches, the carotid siphon, and ophthalmic arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10019, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Frazzini
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kagetsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000098:blood supply*; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment