A majority of the population will experience epistaxis at some time in their life. Most cases
will be from an anterior source and can be treated with pressure, anterior nasal packing, or …

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCCa) is the most common head and neck (HN) malignancy.
There has been a steady decrease in the incidence of laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, and oral …

EVALUATION OF AETIOLOGY AND EFFICACY OF MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL OF
EPISTAXIS Page 1 J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2006; 18(4) 62 EVALUATION OF AETIOLOGY …

If not for the thorough coverage of subject matter provided by the other articles of this book,
the authors' one section, dedicated to various medical emergencies of the head and neck …

Objective: To report previously unreported complications of bilateral sphenopalatine artery
ligation. Subjects and methods: We present the case of a 45-year-old man who underwent …

Objective: To review the role of angioembolization in the control of intractable epistaxis at
our institution. Methods: A retrospective review of the charts of the patients between Jan …

Introduction Intractable hemorrhage of the nasal or oropharyngeal cavities can be life
threatening, and endovascular embolization is one of the few effective treatments for severe …

Interventional neuroradiology is a high-risk, high-yield field with small margins for
catastrophic errors. A wider range of complex vascular disorders of the brain, spine, head …

Epistaxis is a common disorder affecting equally both genders. Posterior origin of epistaxis
in some instances requires endovascular treatment. Anastomoses between external carotid …

Background Safety and efficacy outcomes are lacking for embosurgery of the distal internal
maxillary artery (IMax) using detachable platinum fibered coils (DPFCs) in patients with …