[Transcatheter arterial embolization in the treatment of maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage: a case report]
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- DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.14.020
[Transcatheter arterial embolization in the treatment of maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage: a case report]
Abstract
Internal maxillary arterial pseudoaneurysm is a potential complication of maxillofacial surgery. A 34-year old woman with maxillary sinus cancer undergoing multiple endoscopic sinus surgery,and subsequently developed acute massive nasal hemorrhage. She was eventually successfully treated with intravascular embolization. The recurrence of nasal hemorrhage was not observed during a seven-month follow up.
Keywords: endovascular embolization; epistaxis; maxillary artery; pseudoaneurysm.
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Conflict of interest statement
The authors of this article and the planning committee members and staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
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