Clinical Study
Not All Embolizations Are Created Equally in the Management of Posterior Epistaxis: Discussion of Safety Measures Avoiding Neurological Complications
| Etiology | No. of patients |
| Idiopathic epistaxis (no risk factor could be detected) | 45 | Anticoagulant therapy | 26 | Hypertension | 23 | Anticoagulant therapy and hypertension | 8 | Low platelet count | 1 | Alcohol withdrawal | 1 | Surgical complication/preliminary surgery | 7 | Malignant tumor | 8 | Trauma | 1 | Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia | 3 |
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