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Clinical Analysis of Digital Subtraction Angiographic Embolization in the Treatment of Uncontrollable Epistaxis
Jian Lv
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Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of digital subtraction angiographic embolization in the treatment of uncontrollable expistaxis.Methods:55 cases of patients with uncontrollable posterior epistaxis were performed superselective embolization under digital subtraction angiography.Results:They were cured without any severe complication.After 0.5～3 years follow up,none of them had recurrence.Conclusion:Digital subtraction angiographic embolization is a safe and effective method to manage uncontrollable epistaxis.It is better in the elder patients accompanied with other disease so long as its surgical indication is correctly selected.