Epistaxis originating from traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery: Diagnosis and endovascular therapy

Laryngoscope

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 326-331

  Chen, Dasun ^a   Concus, Adriane P ^a   Halbach, V Van ^a   Cheung, Steven W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Div Otology Neurotology Skull B   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EPISTAXIS; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND; SKULL FRACTURES; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 0031881882     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199803000-00004     Document Type: Article

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