Epistaxis from the internal carotid artery (ICA) or bleeding from the ICA at the skull base is a rare, frightening, and difficult management problem. We present five cases, with a variety of causes--in all of which the patients survived massive hemorrhage--and suggest a protocol for management of the condition.
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