Traumatic aneurysm of the intracavernous part of the internal carotid artery presenting with epistaxis. Case report |
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| Authors: | M X Ding |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Neurosurgery, Ren Ji Hospital, No. 2 Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. |
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| Abstract: | A 22-year-old Chinese man sustained a gunshot wound through his right eye followed by three episodes of massive epistaxis. Angiography showed a large aneurysm in the intracavernous segment of the left internal carotid artery which was successfully treated by thrombosis with copper wire. |
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