title: Acute ischemia of the parotid gland and auricle following embolization for epistaxis.
abstract: We report a case of ischemia of the auricle and acute parotitis that developed following embolization for epistaxis. A 53-year-old male was previously conservatively treated for epistaxis with bilateral posterior nasal packing due to hypertension. As the bleeding, continued the patient underwent bilateral embolization of the internal maxillary arteries. The bleeding was controlled but the patient developed acute ischemia of the ipsilateral parotid gland and the auricle that regressed with medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Department, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Marlen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mamanov
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kizilkilic
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eren
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004431:Ear, External / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*; D010309:Parotitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors