Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-117

  Van Cruijsen, Nynke ^a   Gravendeel, Joost ^a   Dikkers, Frederik G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Embolisation; Lingual artery; Posttonsillectomy haemorrhage; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; COIL EMBOLIZATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LINGUAL ARTERY; MALE; ORAL BLEEDING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TONGUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 36348989001     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0391-0     Document Type: Article

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