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. 2000 Mar;174(3):845-51.
doi: 10.2214/ajr.174.3.1740845.

Epistaxis: vascular anatomy, origins, and endovascular treatment

E Koh  1 , V I Frazzini, N J Kagetsu
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Epistaxis: vascular anatomy, origins, and endovascular treatment

E Koh et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000 Mar.

Abstract

Embolization can play an important role in controlling epistaxis. However, one must be careful to avoid nontarget embolization via the dangerous anastomoses between the ECA branches, the carotid siphon, and ophthalmic arteries.

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