Epistaxis is a common clinical condition treated by otolaryngologists. Use of a laser or
cautery with endoscopy can be helpful for refractory anterior epistaxis. For posterior …

Epistaxis or nosebleed is relatively common in the general population. Depending on the
location of the bleeding in the nasal cavity, epistaxis can be divided in two types: anterior or …

Whilst it is generally accepted that the standard management for anterior or benign epistaxis
is either cautery or anterior nasal packing, that of posterior or intractable epistaxis remains …

Background The lifetime prevalence of epistaxis is approximately 60%, and 6–10% of the
affected persons need medical care. In rare cases, severe bleeding calls for the rapid …

Importance For patients with epistaxis in whom initial interventions, such as anterior packing
and cauterization, had failed, options including prolonged posterior packing, transnasal …

Embolization to treat intractable epistaxis is becoming increasingly popular. Twelve cases of
facial nerve paralysis after embolization of branches of the external carotid artery have been …

Epistaxis is a common disorder affecting equally both genders. Posterior origin of epistaxis
in some instances requires endovascular treatment. Anastomoses between external carotid …

Background Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare systemic fibrovascular
dysplasia also known as Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. Epistaxis is often the first and …

Background Epistaxis is a common otolaryngology emergency and is often controlled with
first-line interventions such as cautery, hemostatic agents, or anterior nasal packing. A …

Objectives: To evaluate the results of embolization in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic
telangiectasia (HHT) because of severe epistaxis. Methods: All HHT patients who underwent …