Giant petrous carotid aneurysm: Persistent epistaxis despite internal carotid artery ligation

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Singh, H ^a   Thomas, J ^a   Hoe, W L E ^a   Sethi, D S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Epistaxis; Internal Carotid Artery; Temporal Bone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EPISTAXIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PETROUS CAROTID ANEURYSM; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LIGATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE;

EID: 47549097375     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221510800282X     Document Type: Article

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