The literature related to the control of such hemorrhage is reviewed and a case is presented where a severe intraoperative hemorrhage from the maxillary artery was controlled by ligation of the external carotid artery 本文回顾文献上有关内颔动脉出血的控制及一个经由外颈动脉结扎来控制手术中内颔动脉出血的个案。