Near fatal haemorrhage 35 years after radiation for laryngeal cancer: emergency embolisation of a vertebral artery aneurysm. Issue 4 (20th March 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martinez Del Pero, M; Majumdar, S; Coley, S C; Parker, A J
• Is Part Of: Emergency medicine journal. Volume 23:Issue 4(2006)
• Page Start: e26
• Page End: e26
• Publication Date: 2006-03-20
• Subjects: osteoradionecrosis -- haemorrhage and radiotherapy -- vertebral artery embolisation; Emergency medicine -- Periodicals; 616.02505
• DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.027896
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1472-0205

Abstract

Abstract : The authors report a rare case of a 75 year old man who presented 35 years after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the larynx, with catastrophic bleeding through the mouth. Both the time and mode of presentation were unusual. The patient required emergency sacrifice of the left vertebral artery to stop the bleeding. The literature has been reviewed.