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Arterio-venous fistula of the ear

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. K. Mukherjee  and
P. Okeowo
D. K. Mukherjee
Affiliation:
Dept. of Otolaryngology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Anambra State,Nigeria.
P. Okeowo
Affiliation:
Dept. of Otolaryngology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Anambra State,Nigeria.
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Abstract

A CASE of congenital arterio-venous fistula involving the external ear in a 33-year-old female patient is described in this paper. She presented to the hospital with severe haemorrhage from the swelling over the ear necessitating immediate admission into hospital and transfusion of whole blood. The treatment of the case is described in detail. She is alive and well 3 years after her definitive treatment.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 92 , Issue 2 , February 1978 , pp. 169 - 176
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1978

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