Epistaxis occurs in approximately 60% of the general population. Every tenthperson requires treatment a hospital setting. all age groups,reaching its peak children around 10 years and adults 80years age. The frequency intensity epistaxis are anatomically based onnumerous vascular connections. cause most cases can bedetermined on basis detailed history physical examination. Thereare number treat...

Introduction. In case of thrombopenia and/or thrombopathy, epistaxes are very difficult to manage. Case Series. Two patients, one with a thrombocytopenia, the other with a thrombopathy, were hospitalized because of repeated active epistaxes after failure of packing. Both patients were successfully treated with an application of Surgiflo without side effects and left the hospital without recurre...

Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia also known as Osler-Rendu-Weber disease is a rare autosomal dominant disorder affecting small vessels of skin and mucosa, usually misdiagnosed because of its non specific symptomatology. This disease usually presents as epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding and visceral arteriovenous malformations. Although the epistaxis and gastrointestinal blood loss can ...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to discuss the management and the follow-up approach in patients with epistaxis. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 367 patients with epistaxis (209 males, 158 females; mean age 52.6±18.3 years; range 18 to 85 years) admitted to the Adult Emergency Department of a university hospital between January 2000 and December 2004 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Of pat...