Application of digital subtraction angiography in diagnosis and treatment of severe recurent epistaxis
- Author:
Nguyen Trong Minh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
severe recurent epistaxis, digital subtraction angiography
- MeSH:
Epistaxis;
diagnosis;
Therapeutics;
Angiography
- From:Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical
2004;8(4):239-344
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
40 severe recurent epistaxis patients were monitored by digital subtraction angiography at Cho Ray hospital, from October 2001 to October 2003. The results: traumatic carotico-cavernous fistulas 3 cases; related carotid arteries 3 cases: carotid artery ligation; Internal maxillary aneurysms 13 cases: embolization; Related ethmoid artery 2 cases: ethmoid artery ligation. The bleeding sites have not been found clearly on DSA 19 cases: 5 cases in of them have no longer bleeding after DSA and pulled pack out. The DSA is a very important therapeutic application and sometime it was used as definitive treatment
