Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases (Dec 2020)

Inferior Alveolar Nerve Dysfunction following Embolization of Inferior Alveolar Artery Pseudoaneurysm

  • Yotom A. Rabinowitz,
  • Wallace S. McLaurin,
  • Aaron W. Grossman,
  • Deepak G. Krishnan

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4
p. 100189

Abstract

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We report a case of left inferior alveolar nerve dysfunction following management of left inferior alveolar artery pseudoaneurysm in a 32-year old female following third molar extractions. After failing to manage the bleeding with conservative methods, embolization of the left inferior alveolar artery and the anastomosing branches of the facial artery was performed by interventional neuroradiology utilizing a fibered coil and N-butyl cyanoacrylate. Immediate hemostasis was achieved without major complications. The patient suffered transient anesthesia of left inferior alveolar nerve but recovered fully after two months.

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