Embolization of the ophthalmic artery for control of epistaxis: Report of two cases

✍ Scribed by Dr. Franklin G. Moser; Marjorie Rosenblatt; Francisco De La Cruz; Dr. Carl Silver; Dr. Ronald M. Burde

• Book ID: 102233548
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 400 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1043-3074
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880140410

✦ Synopsis

Embolization of the internal maxillary artery, an accepted method for control of severe or recurrent posterior epistaxis, usually involves the ipsilateral artery, but occasionally the contralateral vessel and the facial arteries as well. Such endovascular treatment may fail if the vascular supply to the bleeding vessels originates in derivative branches of the ophthalmic artery. We report two unusual cases in which embolization of the ophthalmic artery was performed to control epistaxis. The first patient had a prosthetic eye. In the second, sight in one eye was sacrificed after careful consideration in order to prolong life.