title: N-butyl cyanoacrylate proved beneficial to avoid a nontarget embolization of the ophthalmic artery in endovascular management of epistaxis. A neurointerventional report and literature review.
abstract: Epistaxis is a common disorder affecting equally both genders. Posterior origin of epistaxis in some instances requires endovascular treatment. Anastomoses between external carotid artery and internal carotid or ophthalmic arteries heighten the risk of stroke or blindness, if particles of polyvinyl alcohol are used for embolization. We report a case of 90-year-old man for whom successful embolization with N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate glue was performed as an alternative treatment for recurrent epistaxis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton Health Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shuster
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gunnarsson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klurfan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Larrazabal
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001766:Blindness / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery; D011859:Radiography; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D004659:Enbucrilate