Abstract:Objectives: From 1996 to 2004 we investigated 3185 patients suffering from epistaxis/nosebleed: Based on a retrospective analysis, this presentation is going to explain and discuss the benefit of the use of embolisation. Methods: From 1996 to 2004 the team treated 3185 patients with epistaxis; 1.25% ( 40) of these patients were treated with embolisation, 0.1% (3) of them with embolisation of both sides. Embolisation was done distal of maxillary or the sphenopalatine artery with microparticles of polyvinyl alco… Show more
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