OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in the treatment of severe posterior epistaxis. METHODS We have carried out a retrospective study on 50 patients hospitalised with posterior recurrent epistaxis, in whom posterior nasal packing was not effective. All of them underwent surgical treatment, with endoscopic ligation o...

Abstract Objectives The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 has necessitated changes to ‘usual’ ways practice in otolaryngology, with a view towards out-patient or ambulatory management appropriate conditions. This paper reviews the available evidence for three most common causes emergency referral otolaryngology team: tonsillitis, peri-tonsillar abscess and epistaxis. Methods A literat...

BACKGROUND Haemorrhagic complications, including epistaxis, are the main reason for discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy in patients after stent implantation which increases risk of in-stent thrombosis. AIM To evaluate the incidence of bleeding complications leading to premature discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent im...

IMPORTANCE The treatment of epistaxis is variable. It is important to analyze the effect of the available interventions on patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE To determine demographic, management, and outcome trends in patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of epistaxis and treated with conservative management, nasal packing, arterial ligation, or embolization. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS...

A 50-year-old man, with no previous history of epistaxis, was hospitalized at our facility for left recurrent posterior epistaxis. The patient underwent surgical treatment three times and only the operator's experience and radiological support (cranial angiography) allowed us to control the epistaxis and stop the bleeding. The difficult bleeding management and control was attributed to an abnor...

Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs) have become an integral part of therapy for many types of solid malignancy, including colorectal cancer. The drug class has proven to be effective without causing many of the side-effects associated with chemotherapy or other growth factor receptor inhibitors. Epistaxis, a common side-effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor inhibitors, i...

Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysms of internal carotid arteries are uncommon. The patients may present with massive epistaxis due to rupture of the aneurysm into the sphenoid sinus. Early diagnosis and treatment is mandatory as the likelihood of exsanguinations increases with each subsequent episode of epistaxis. The clinical features of unilateral blindness and massive epistaxis after head injury ...

Topical intranasal steroid spray is often used to treat allergic and nonallergic rhinitis, and epistaxis is a common side effect. The prospective, observational study described was designed to determine the incidence of epistaxis and the relationship between the side of bleeding and the hand used to administer the spray, as well as the handedness of the patient, in a noninvestigational, real-wo...

BACKGROUND Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disease that results in telangiectasia of the sinonasal tract, gastro-intestinal tract as well as possible arteriovenous malformations of the lung, liver and brain. One of the most common disease manifestations of HHT is epistaxis. Severe recurrent epistaxis necessitating iron therapy and blood transfusion is often ...