Pre-operative embolization of Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas with gelfoam
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 98 (8), 829-834
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100147528
Abstract
Two patients with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas are presented. Different haemorrhage-reducing operative methods were used. The cases illustrate the hazards of permanent ligation of the external carotid artery and the advantage of pre-operative embolization with absorbable Gelfoam.Keywords
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