A rare complication of Epistats

Rapid Rhino versus brain: a case report in traumatic epistaxis

“…Five previous instances of intracranial misplacement of Foley catheters for epistaxis in craniofacial trauma have been reported by Veeravagu et al We identified a further seven cases (three Foley catheters, three Epistats and one Bivona nasal balloon). In these cases, the majority of patients succumbed to their injuries or suffered severe neurological deficits.…”