Usage of endovascular artery embolization methods in patients with intractable epistaxis – personal experience
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It is estimated that at least 60% or even more of population have suffered from epistaxis at least once. Epistaxis may be caused by local or systemic reasons. Usage of endovascular embolization method can be alternative for surgical procedure in treatment of massive threatening life epistaxises. The symptoms of epistaxis in arteriography include: extravasation of contractual blood, false aneurysm, irregular course or interruption in vessel continuity. In embolization of bleeding vessel procedures a histoacryl glue and lipiodol, molecules of vinyl polymers (PVA polymers) or embolization coils are mostly used. Perioperative effectiveness is about 93–100%.
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