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  • Title: Embolization in cataclysmal hemorrhage caused by squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.
    Author: Wilner HI, Lazo A, Metes JJ, Beil KA, Nowack P, Jacobs J.
    Journal: Radiology; 1987 Jun; 163(3):759-62. PubMed ID: 3575728.
    Abstract:
    Cataclysmal hemorrhage occurred in eight patients with known aggressive squamous cell tumors of the head and neck. Angiography showed neovascularity, narrowing, beading of affected arteries, and pseudoaneurysms. Postembolization residual stump formation was seen in a few patients. A total of 11 embolization procedures were performed in these eight patients. Embolization materials included polyvinyl alcohol, isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate, and detachable balloons. Survival times ranged from 5 to 274 days, with no deaths as a direct result of hemorrhage. Only one severe complication following embolization was noted.
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