talented individuals, who are bleeding from the nose, usually do not go to the doctor, except in case of sever and unusual bleeding. because traditional method of treatment is not effective in nasopharanx bleeding, so malcolm harvey explain brighton epistaxis balloon as a new method  for controlling nasopharanx bleeding through the paper. epistaxia usually happen in the anterior part of the nas...

BACKGROUND Epistaxis is one of the most commonly encountered emergencies in ENT practise. It has been reported that almost 60% of general population experience epistaxis of small or large quantity in his /her lifetime(1). OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the outcome of double balloon catheter to normal packing method for epistaxis. MATERIALS AND METHODS An interventional...

* Received for publication: December 3, 2001; accepted: May 10, 2002 INTRODUCTION Epistaxis is the commonest nasal emergency requiring hospital admission (Small and Maran, 1984). Its prevalence in the population is estimated to be between 10–12% (Shaheen, 1967), of which 10% seek medical attention (Ram et al., 2000). Of these, 1% will require surgery (Ram et al., 2000). Traditionally, epistaxis...

PURPOSE To define the role of angiography and embolization in the treatment of patients who have arterial injuries during transsphenoidal surgery. METHODS We retrospectively studied the arterial hemorrhagic complications, their management, and the clinical outcomes that occurred in 21 of the more than 1800 patients who had transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas. RESULTS Of the 21 pa...

INTRODUCTION In emergency otolaryngology, Foley catheters are often used to stop posterior epistaxis. Foley catheter balloons are prone to blockage, and this has been described in the literature since they were first introduced. There are numerous causes of a none-deflating Foley catheter balloon. These include blockage of the internal lumen with salt crystals, failure in the valve, or most com...

Background and objective: Traumatic epistaxis is a complicated and sometimes life-threatening complication of skull-base fractures. The aim of the study was to observe the effect of a new hemostatic device on treatment of intractable traumatic epistaxis induced by craniofacial basicranial fractures. Methods: The study included 85 patients with intractable traumatic epistaxis induced by craniofa...

Introduction Undeflatable Foley catheter balloons adapted for use as nasal packing in epistaxis represent a possible complication. Case Reports We report on three cases in which Foley catheter balloons adapted for use as posterior nasal packing in epistaxis failed to deflate. In one patient, deflation was achieved by simply using the fingertips to massage the segment of the catheter collapsed b...

OBJECTIVE (1) Become familiar with reported adverse events related to balloon dilation of the paranasal sinus ostia. (2) Understand the sequelae occurring with these events. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of a prospective database. SETTING OpenFDA database. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The OpenFDA program website of the Food and Drug Administration was queried with the Application Program In...

Epistaxis due to ruptured internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm embedded within a pituitary adenoma (PA) has seldom been reported in the literature. Here we want to elaborate the incidence, mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and treatment strategy for this condition. The first survived case of a patient with epistaxis and pituitary apoplexy due to ruptured aneurysm embedded within PA was rep...