Intravascular therapeutic embolization for acute traumatic bleeding from the ear.
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چکیده
Severe trauma to the head may result in vascular injuries. The clinical presentation may be varied and cause either acute or chronic symptoms. The acute traumatic bleeding from the ear resulting from perforating or blunting trauma to the basal skull has been reported only rarely [1-3]. We are reporting our experiences of intravascular therapeutic technique that we used in treating acute traumatic bleeding from the ear.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 10 5 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989