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@#<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>OBJECTIVE:</strong> To present a rare case of post-traumatic recurrent epistaxis in an elderly woman.<br /><strong>METHODS:</strong><br /> <strong>Design:</strong> Case Report<br /> <strong> Setting:</strong> Tertiary Private Hospital<br /><strong> Patient:</strong> One<br /><strong>RESULT:</strong> A 93-year-old woman had multiple admissions for recurrent life threatening nose-bleeding that was not controlled until a post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the infraorbital artery was diagnosed and embolized.<br />CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm should be considered in such cases, and treatment involving surgeons and interventional radiologists should be initiated to minimize morbidity and mortality.</p>
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Humanos , Feminino , Epistaxe , Falso Aneurisma , Artéria MaxilarRESUMO
@#Laryngeal web is a rare entity, constituting 5% of all congenital laryngeal lesions, with a reported incidence of 1 in 10,000.1 It usually presents with stridor in childhood, but can be discovered in asymptomatic adults under anesthesia and is associated with failed intubations.2 We present the case of a newborn with stridor and respiratory distress due to laryngeal web.