Unilateral Hard Palate Necrosis After Ascending Palatine Artery Embolization

Embolization is a common treatment modality for refractory epistaxis. Here, the authors reported that the first patient with unilateral necrosis of the mucosa overlying the hard palate developed after embolization of ascending palatine artery. A 46-year-old man with a history of maxillofacial trauma complicated by 2 episodes of significant unilateral epistaxis. Although he did not experience any epistaxis after embolization, unilateral necrosis of the mucosa overlying the hard palate developed gradually 2 weeks after embolization. The necrotic tissue of hard palate was treated by surgical debridement and followed by antibiotic and analgesic. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Waleed Abdulhadi Alalawi, BDS, Qassim University College of Dentistry, Qassim, Saudi Arabia; E-mail: Waleed-332@hotmail.com Received 16 November, 2017 Accepted 14 January, 2018 The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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