Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery

Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery

We describe a rare case of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the maxillary artery following a fall. The patient presented with epistaxis that could not be controlled with anterior and posterior nasal packing. She was urgently taken to the angiography suite for evaluation and ultimately underwent embolizat...

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Main Authors: Eelam Adil, Dhave Setabutr, Michele M. Carr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/347671
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spelling doaj-00705a119dd54667b25e4dd8012178f62020-11-24T21:16:50ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732011-01-01201110.1155/2011/347671347671Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary ArteryEelam Adil0Dhave Setabutr1Michele M. Carr2Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive Hershey, PA 17036, USADivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive Hershey, PA 17036, USADivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive Hershey, PA 17036, USAWe describe a rare case of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the maxillary artery following a fall. The patient presented with epistaxis that could not be controlled with anterior and posterior nasal packing. She was urgently taken to the angiography suite for evaluation and ultimately underwent embolization of a left maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm with 500–700 micron Contour PVA followed by coiling with two 3 mm Tornado coils. Bleeding subsided after embolization, and the patient suffered no neurologic sequelae.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/347671
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author Eelam Adil
Dhave Setabutr
Michele M. Carr
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Dhave Setabutr
Michele M. Carr
Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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Dhave Setabutr
Michele M. Carr
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title Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery
title_short Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery
title_full Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery
title_fullStr Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery
title_full_unstemmed Uncontrolled Epistaxis Secondary to Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Maxillary Artery
title_sort uncontrolled epistaxis secondary to traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the maxillary artery
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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2090-6773
publishDate 2011-01-01
description We describe a rare case of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the maxillary artery following a fall. The patient presented with epistaxis that could not be controlled with anterior and posterior nasal packing. She was urgently taken to the angiography suite for evaluation and ultimately underwent embolization of a left maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm with 500–700 micron Contour PVA followed by coiling with two 3 mm Tornado coils. Bleeding subsided after embolization, and the patient suffered no neurologic sequelae.
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