Emergency embolization after resection of a laryngeal Schwannoma

Abstract

Schwannoma is a rare cause of benign tumors of the larynx. The first-choice treatment is surgical resection. The objective of this paper is to report on a rare case of a young female patient who suffered severe intraoperative hemorrhaging during surgical resection of a laryngeal Schwannoma and needed emergency embolization.

Keywords

• embolizacao terapeutica
• schwanoma
• laringe