Sphenopalatine-sphenopalatine anastomosis: a unique cause of intractable epistaxis, safely treated with microcatheter embolization: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Epistaxis is the most common emergency presenting to the ENT surgeon. Here we present a case of epistaxis arising from the sphenopalatine artery in a patient who had previously had the ipsilateral external carotid artery ligated due to previous epistaxis. On inve...

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Main Authors: Kamani Tawakir, Shaw Simon, Ali Ahmed, Manjaly George, Jeffree Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/125