A case of intractable epistaxis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1192-1194

  El Jassar, P ^a,b   Moraitis, D ^a   Spencer, M ^a   Sissons, G ^a  

^a Countess of Chester Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Embolization, therapeutic; Epistaxis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; EPISTAXIS; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN;

EID: 0031473115     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100139702     Document Type: Article

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