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J. MaurerO. KochPeter Jeckersubject
medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryVascular diseaseArterial diseaseSphenoid boneDiagnostic evaluationmedicine.diseaseSurgeryMeningiomaPseudoaneurysmOtorhinolaryngologyMedicineDifferential diagnosisbusinessComplicationdescription
Epistaxis is a symptom and one of the most frequent medical emergencies. In most cases haemorrhages concern the anterior parts of the septum, in particular the Locus Kiesselbachi. Thus they are harmless and therapy is easy to handle, We report a case of a 55-year-old lady with relapsing epistaxis due to a pseudoaneurysm after surgery of a meningioma of the sphenoid bone. This type of epistaxis is rare and may culminate into a life-threatening event. The case demonstrates the importance of an exact differential diagnostic evaluation by use of modern imaging techniques for severe and life-threatening symptomatic nose-bleeding.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-01 | Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie |