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Case Report
Unusual Presentation of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Posterior
Auricular Artery Manifesting by Massive Bleeding from the External Auditory
Canal: A Case Report
Author(s): Bartosz Sokol, Katarzyna Stanislawska, Roman Jankowski, Wlodzimierz Liebert and Robert JuszkatBartosz Sokol, Katarzyna Stanislawska, Roman Jankowski, Wlodzimierz Liebert and Robert Juszkat
Background: This report describes the unusual case of massive bleeding from the external auditory canal.
Results: We present a very rare mechanism of potentially fatal bleeding. We describe presentation, differential diagnosis, anatomy considerations and management options for this case.
Conclusions and relevance: Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm is almost always a result of blunt trauma. When the pseudoaneurysm is bleeding, it requires urgent angiogram and occlusion.
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DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000937
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