title: Embolization for the treatment of pseudoaneurysm and transection of facial vessels.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, K.A.T. General District Hospital of Attica, Kifissia, Athens, Greece. nzak@otenet.gr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zachariades
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rallis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papademetriou
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papakosta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spanomichos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Souelem
mesh_terms: 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