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 …

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

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

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

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

Objective: Embolization is a treatment option for intractable epistaxis; however, concerns
regarding tissue necrosis, stroke and blindness persist in the literature. Methods: A …

PURPOSE: To determine the safety and efficacy of internal maxillary artery (IMA) and facial
artery polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) embolization for treatment of refractory idiopathic epistaxis …

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

Severe intractable epistaxis remains a therapeutic challenge for the otolaryngologist.
Embolization would appear to add a valuable treatment modality in dealing with particular …

Abstract From 2006 to 2013, 12 patients with severe epistaxis refractory to prior conservative
and surgical therapy were treated by superselective embolization of nasal arteries …