Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery is extremely rare but present with progresively severe, often fatal epistaxis. Because temporal course of epistaxis in patients with traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery commonly demonstrat...
Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery is extremely rare but present with progresively severe, often fatal epistaxis. Because temporal course of epistaxis in patients with traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery commonly demonstrates a variable latency period, pseudoaneurysm is often a clinical challenge. Optimal management for this diseases demands rapid recognition and treatment to give the best functional outcome. The authors have experienced three cases of traumatic pseudo-aneurysm of the carotid artery resulting in masive epistaxis and showing unusual clinical course that were sucesfully treated artery (ICA). The other one case resulted from the external carotid artery (ECA). (Korean J Otolaryngol 2002;45:725-9)