- Author:
Ma. Victoria P. Pascual
1
;
Daniel M. Alonzo
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Recurrent Epistaxis; Post-traumatic Pseudoaneurysm; Right Infraorbital Artery; Right Internal Maxillary Artery; Embolization
- MeSH: Human; Female; Aged 80 And Over; Epistaxis; Aneurysm, False; Maxillary Artery
- From: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2016;31(1):45-47
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To present a rare case of post-traumatic recurrent epistaxis in an elderly woman.
METHODS:
Design: Case Report
Setting: Tertiary Private Hospital
Patient: One
RESULT: A 93-year-old woman had multiple admissions for recurrent life threatening nose-bleeding that was not controlled until a post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the infraorbital artery was diagnosed and embolized.
CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm should be considered in such cases, and treatment involving surgeons and interventional radiologists should be initiated to minimize morbidity and mortality. - Full text:1 pjohns.pdf