Delayed massive epistaxis due to traumatic intracavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm

被引:9
作者
Hern, JD
Coley, SC
Hollis, LJ
Jayaraj, SM
机构
[1] St Marys Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol, London, England
[2] Hammersmith Hosp, Royal Postgrad Med Sch, Dept Diagnost Radiol, London W12 0HS, England
关键词
epistaxis; head injury; cerebral aneurysm;
D O I
10.1017/S0022215100140575
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
Recurrent epistaxes after head injury may rarely be due to a traumatic intracavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. The head injury is usually associated with fracture of the skull base and the epistaxes are severe with the first episode generally occurring one to three months after the initial trauma. We present a case which illustrates the role of high resolution computed tomography (CT) scanning and also magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in achieving the diagnosis.
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页码:396 / 398
页数:3
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