Traumatic giant aneurysm of the intracavernous internal carotid artery causing fatal epistaxis: case report.
J Trauma
; 36(4): 565-7, 1994 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-8158721
ABSTRACT
A patient with a giant intracavernous carotid aneurysm usually has symptoms and signs of a space-occupying lesion, producing one of a variety of types of cavernous sinus syndromes. Epistaxis is an unusual feature in these patients. A patient who noted the onset of repeated arterial epistaxis 2 years after a severe head injury was found to have a traumatic aneurysm of the cavernous portion of internal carotid artery. After angiography, he suddenly developed profuse, pulsatile, arterial epistaxis and had a cardiopulmonary arrest. This case and a review of previously reported cases emphasize the importance of early cerebral angiography in patients with posttraumatic recurrent epistaxis.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas
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Epistaxis
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Traumatismos Cerrados de la Cabeza
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Aneurisma
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trauma
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía