Simpson R K, Harper R L, Bryan R N
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
J Neurosurg. 1988 Jan;68(1):142-4. doi: 10.3171/jns.1988.68.1.0142.
A patient with a giant traumatic aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery presented with recurrent massive epistaxis 30 years after a head injury. During an episode of acute hemorrhage, this patient was effectively treated with occlusion of the internal carotid artery circulation by a detachable inflatable balloon.