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Post‐operative delayed bleeding from the superficial temporal artery
Author(s) -
Birnie A. J.,
Varma S.,
Holt P. J. A.,
Colver G. B.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01580.x
Subject(s) - superficial temporal artery , medicine , basal cell carcinoma , surgery , temporal artery , basal cell , middle cerebral artery , cardiology , pathology , ischemia , vasculitis , giant cell arteritis , disease
Summary We present three patients who experienced late, severe bleeding from the superficial temporal artery (STA) following uncomplicated removal of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) from the temple. This is a common site for BCC and the risk of damage to the temporal branch of the facial nerve and the STA are well known. However, delayed bleeding as described in these individuals is potentially dangerous but poorly reported.