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Gabriele Ronchetti1, Pier Paolo Panciani, Claudio Cornali
1Neurosurgery, Departments of Neuroscience and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Abstract:
Internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms involving the sphenoid sinus are uncommon, and their optimal treatment remains debated. We report the case of a patient presenting with recurrent epistaxis due to a bleeding cavernous ICA aneurysm. We suggest a combined endovascular and endoscopic approach when ICA occlusion may not be performed.
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