Embolization for the treatment of pseudoaneurysm and transection of facial vessels.
Transection of the facial and the internal maxillary arteries while routine operations were performed was the cause of uncontrolled bleeding and a pseudoaneurysm. We present a study of the mechanisms that create and the means that control hemorrhage and pseudoaneurysms in the maxillofacial region.
Zachariades
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, K.A.T. General District Hospital of Attica, Kifissia, Athens, Greece. nzak@otenet.gr
Rallis
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Papademetriou
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Papakosta
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Spanomichos
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Souelem
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D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D008438:Maxillary Artery / Q000293:injuries; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy