Background Epistaxis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who have received
radiotherapy can be difficult to control by conventional methods. The use of angiography …

To report clinical manifestations, bleeding point localization, and outcomes of management
in 16 patients with 16 instances of intractable epistaxis after radiation therapy for …

Endovascular treatment of epistaxis in patients irradiated for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Posterior epistaxis commonly occurs after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and …

Background: Profuse epistaxis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) previously
treated with radiotherapy (RT) can be life threatening. Surgical means to prevent rebleeding …

Objective Epistaxis after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common
clinical critical illness, which often leads to death of patients. This article focuses on the …

Background Epistaxis is a common disease. That is usually self-limited and controlled by
extemal compression. However, posterior epistaxis is occasionally complicated and needs …

Approximately 60% of the adult population experience at least 1 episode of epistaxis in their
lifetimes. Because the blood supply of the nasal mucosa ultimately originates from the …

Background We undertook this study to define the role of angiography and endovascular
embolization in the treatment of patients with intractable epistaxis. Methods A series of 19 …

Angiographic embolization for the treatment of severe recurrent epistaxis was added to the
traditional treatment options—nasal packing, cauterization, and surgical vessel ligation—in …

Conclusions. In skilled hands, selective embolization is a safe procedure and represents an
effective treatment for prolonged epistaxis. Embolization therapy can be repeated if …