Embolization of a Bleeding Maxillary Arteriovenous Malformation via the Superficial Temporal Artery after External Carotid Artery Ligation.

Author: Chaohua WANG ¹ ; Qing YAN ; Xiaodong XIE ; Jiangtao LI ; Dong ZHOU
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1. Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. chaohuawang@sina.com
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Maxilla; Arteriovenous malformation; Embolization; External carotid artery; Superficial temporal artery
MeSH: Adolescent; Arteriovenous Malformations/*therapy; Carotid Artery, External/surgery; Embolization, Therapeutic/*methods; Hemorrhage/etiology/therapy; Humans; Ligation; Male; Maxillary Artery/*abnormalities; Temporal Arteries
From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2008;9(2):182-185
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: We report a new approach of embolization in a 15-year-old boy that presented with a massive hemorrhage from a maxillary arteriovenous malformation. Re-bleeding occurred after emergent ligation of the external carotid artery. The bleeding was successfully controlled by embolization via the superficial temporal artery.