PSEUDOANEURYSM OF INTERNAL MAXILLARY ARTERY RESULTING FROM BLUNT FACIAL TRAUMA – AN UNUSUAL CASE

Authors

  • Kripa Dongol Ganeshman Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head and Neck Studies, TU Teaching Hospital(TUTH), Institute of Medicine(IOM), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Urmila Gurung Ganeshman Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head and Neck Studies, TU Teaching Hospital(TUTH), Institute of Medicine(IOM), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Bibhu Pradhan Ganeshman Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head and Neck Studies, TU Teaching Hospital(TUTH), Institute of Medicine(IOM), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Abstract

Aneurysm is a localized pathological dilatation of blood vessel. Pseudoaneurysm, also known as false aneurysm, is an out-pouching of a blood vessel with disruption of one or more layers. Pseudoaneurysm results from blunt or penetrating trauma, orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery and infection. Sometimes, it may be congenital, as the Berry aneurysm. Pseudoaneurysm of the internal maxillary artery is very rare. We present an unusal case of pseudoaneurysm of the internal maxillary artery, which presented as massive epistaxis following blunt trauma to the face.

Keywords: Maxillary artery, Pseudoaneurysm, Trauma

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2018-12-30

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Dongol K, Gurung U, Pradhan B. PSEUDOANEURYSM OF INTERNAL MAXILLARY ARTERY RESULTING FROM BLUNT FACIAL TRAUMA – AN UNUSUAL CASE. Nepalese J ENT Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 30 [cited 2026 Apr. 10];9(2):19-20. Available from: https://njehns.org.np/index.php/njehns/article/view/205

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018)

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Case Reports

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