Treatment of massive posterior epistaxis by detachable coil embolization of a cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm

G P Teitelbaum; V V Halbach; D W Larsen; C G McDougall; C Dowd; R T Higashida; G B Hieshima

doi:10.1007/BF00588351

Treatment of massive posterior epistaxis by detachable coil embolization of a cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm

Neuroradiology. 1995 May;37(4):334-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00588351.

Authors

G P Teitelbaum¹, V V Halbach, D W Larsen, C G McDougall, C Dowd, R T Higashida, G B Hieshima

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center 94143-0628, USA.

PMID: 7666976
DOI: 10.1007/BF00588351

Abstract

We present a case of massive posterior epistaxis caused by a cavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm. This lesion was treated with endovascular placement of electrolytically detachable platinum embolization coils. The treatment resulted in cessation of epistaxis until the patient's death 3 months following embolization. We discuss aspects of using these above coils for this condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carotid Artery Diseases / complications
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy
Carotid Artery, Internal
Embolization, Therapeutic* / methods
Epistaxis / etiology
Epistaxis / therapy*
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy
Male
Radiography