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

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the advantages and disadvantages of internal maxillary
artery (IMA) ligation versus embolization for the treatment of refractory posterior epistaxis …

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

Thirty patients with intractable idiopathic epistaxis were treated with endovascular therapy.
Embolization of the internal maxillary artery controlled the epistaxis in 87% of the patients …

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

• Thirty-one patients with posterior epistaxis refractory to nasal packing alone or in
combination with surgical ligation (n= 8) underwent diagnostic angiography and therapeutic …

Epistaxis is a common condition as well as a frequent otolaryngologic emergency, with up to
60% of people experiencing one episode in their lifetime and 6% seeking medical attention …

The majority of episodes of spontaneous posterior epistaxis treated with embolisation are
idiopathic in nature. The angiographic findings are typically normal. Specific angiographic …

Posterior epistaxis is a significant medical problem that can be challenging to treat.
Endoscopic surgery could potentially reduced operative time and patient risk; however …

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