Severe complication of posterior nasal packing: Case Report
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Severe complication of posterior nasal packing: Case Report
INTRODUCTION Severe Epistaxis is common in patients with head trauma, especially when associated with multiple fractures of the face and skull base. Several methods of controlling bleeding that can be imposed. The anterior nasal tapenade associated with posterior Foley catheter is one of the most widespread, and the universal availability of necessary materials or their apparent ease of execut...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1809-9777,1809-4864
DOI: 10.7162/s1809-97772012000400016