Quest for the aberrant vessel.

Milczuk, H A; Flint, P W; Eskridge, J M; Cummings, C W · Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

In most cases of posterior epistaxis, the terminal branches of the internal maxillary artery (IMA)--principally the sphenopalatine artery--are believed to be the source of hemorrhage. However, we recently treated three patients in which unexpected or aberrant vascular anatomy resulted in persistent posterior epistaxis.

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