Selective endovascular embolization for refractory idiopathic epistaxis is a safe and effective therapeutic option: Technique, complications, and outcomes

Abstract Epistaxis generally responds to conservative management, but a more invasive approach, such as superselective embolization, is sometimes justified. We report our experience with endovascular procedures in 19 patients from 2002 to 2011 for the treatment of refractory idiopatic posterior epis...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2012-05, Vol.19 (5), p.687-690
Main Authors: Cohen, José E, Moscovici, Samuel, Gomori, John M, Eliashar, Ron, Weinberger, Jeffrey, Itshayek, Eyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Arteries
Cardiovascular system
Embolization
Embolization, Therapeutic - adverse effects
Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation
Embolization, Therapeutic - methods
Endovascular intervention
Epistaxis - etiology
Epistaxis - physiopathology
Epistaxis - therapy
Female
Hemorrhage
Hospitals
Humans
Intractable epistaxis
Male
Maxilla
Maxillary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Maxillary Artery - pathology
Maxillary Artery - physiopathology
Middle Aged
Nasal Cavity - blood supply
Nasal Cavity - diagnostic imaging
Nasal Cavity - pathology
Nervous system
Neurology
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Selective percutaneous embolization
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Summary:Abstract Epistaxis generally responds to conservative management, but a more invasive approach, such as superselective embolization, is sometimes justified. We report our experience with endovascular procedures in 19 patients from 2002 to 2011 for the treatment of refractory idiopatic posterior epistaxis. The sphenopalatine artery and distal internal maxillary arteries were embolized in all patients. Unilateral embolization was performed in 12 patients (63%), bilateral embolization in seven (37%). Additional embolization of the descending palatine artery was performed in eight patients (42%) and embolization of the facial artery and palatine arteries in four (21%). In one patient the distal ophthalmic artery was embolized with n -butyl cyanoacrylate. No minor or major complications occurred in relation to the embolization procedures. The average hospital stay was 11.1 ± 8.6 days, including an average 5.2 ± 3.4 days after embolization. Average follow-up after discharge was 21.3 ± 25.7 months. Superselective endovascular embolization proved safe and effective in controlling idiopathic epistaxis, refractory to other maneuvers.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.08.019