Superselective embolization for intractable epistaxis: experiences with 19 patients
1988; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1365-2273.1988.tb00314.x
ISSN1749-4486
AutoresMarianne Vogt Wehrli, U. LIEBERHERR, A. VALAVANISd̊,
Tópico(s)Tracheal and airway disorders
ResumoTwenty-eight patients with intractable nose-bleeds were treated with either superselective embolization and/or surgery between 1983 and 1986. The follow-up time ranged between 6 months and 3 years. The results for the 2 groups were similar. The success rate for embolization was 74% and that for surgery 65%. Complications however, were more frequent after embolization, (i.e. facial nerve paralysis, soft tissue necrosis). Surgery is recommended as the treatment of choice in intractable nose-bleeds, until therapeutic embolization techniques have been further refined and the complication rate reduced.
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