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Complications resulting from treatment of severe posterior epistaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

John P. Bent III  and
Brennan P. Wood
John P. Bent III
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
Brennan P. Wood*
Affiliation:
Division of Otolaryngology, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
*
Address for correspondence: Brennan P. Wood, B.S., Division of Otolaryngology, BP 4154, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga. 30912–4060, USA. Fax: +(706) 721–0112
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Abstract

Recent advances in nasal endoscopy and arterial embolization have improved the treatment of severe posterior epistaxis. This report reviews the therapeutic options, including a case of epistaxis that did not respond to nasal packing but was successfully controlled with superselective arterial embolization. The discussion includes an outline of potential complications of epistaxis treatment, including a case of nasal septal perforation.

Keywords

EpistaxisEmbolization, therapeuticNasal septumFistula
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 252 - 254
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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