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 …

37 patients with intractable idiopathic epistaxis were treated with superselective
embolisation between 1995 and 1999. A total of 40 embolisations was performed, including …

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

A total of 57 endovascular embolisation procedures were performed for intractable epistaxis
in 51 patients over a 4-year period at the Unitas Interventional Unit near Pretoria. Long-term …

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

• Epistaxis that originates from the posterior aspect of the nasal cavity is most often due to
hemorrhage from one of the branches of the internal maxillary artery. There are multiple …

Epistaxis is a common condition that can be managed conservatively in most cases. When
these measures, including anterior and posterior packing of the nasal cavity, are …

Objective Epistaxis is a common clinical problem, and the majority of bleedings can be
managed conservatively. However, due to extensive and sometimes life-threatening …

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 …