Life-threatening traumatic epistaxis due to massive bleeding into the maxillary sinus

A 77-year-old woman with no medical history fell, and her face was strongly impacted on the ground. On arrival at our hospital, her initial vital signs were stable. She underwent an endoscopy to stop the bleeding. However, identification of the origin of the bleeding failed, and her injury resulted...

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Main Authors: Rika Kotoh, Takaaki Maruhashi, Satoshi Tamura, Daisuke Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Yutaro Kurihara, Mayuko Osada, Marina Oi, Yasushi Asari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235264402100039X