Ninety‐seven patients were referred to the Toronto Hospital (Western Division) between
January 1984 and January 1992 for selective angiograpic embolization (108 embolizations …

Angiography with selective embolization has become an accepted method of treating
posterior epistaxis that is not controlled with conservative measures. The authors reviewed …

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of therapeutic embolization in the treatment of
intractable epistaxis. Design: Cohort. Setting: Tertiary care hospital. Patients: Consecutive …

scaramuzzi n., walsh rm, brennan p. &walsh m.(2001) Clin. Otolaryngol. 26, 307–309
Treatment of intractable epistaxis using arterial embolization Arterial embolization has …

To evaluate outcomes of intractable epistaxis managed with arterial embolisation. Fourteen
sequential cases of intractable epistaxis that underwent embolisation in our centre were …

Conclusions. Routine embolization of the ipsilateral facial artery (FA) is effective because of
the high success rate. The use of different embolic materials for the internal maxillary artery …

On the basis of long‐term study on embolization for severe epistaxis, the authors show the
different indications and results of this relatively new method; and 54 cases are presented …

OBJECTIVES: Treatment of severe epistaxis can encompass many modalities. Control rates
with all treatments are good. Morbidity among treatment groups varies. Angiographic …

Epistaxis is a common and in most cases benign event. Severe or recurrent epistaxis,
however, can present therapeutic problems. Forty‐five cases of supraselective embolization …

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