Delayed massive epistaxis due to traumatic intracavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm

Abstract

AbstractRecurrent epistaxes after head injury may rarely be dueto a traumatic intracavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. The headinjury is usually associated with fracture of the skull base and the epistaxes are severe with the first episode generally occurring one to three months after the initial trauma. We present a case which illustrates the role of high resolution computed tomography (CT) scanningand also magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in achieving the diagnosis.