Quest for the Aberrant Vessel

Henry A. Milczuk; Paul W. Flint; Joseph M. Eskridge; Charles W. Cummings

doi:10.1177/019459989110400411

Quest for the Aberrant Vessel

Henry A. Milczuk, Paul W. Flint, Joseph M. Eskridge, Charles W. Cummings

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	489-494
Number of pages	6
Journal	Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Volume	104
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/019459989110400411
State	Published - Apr 1991
Externally published	Yes

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