Endoscopic Sphenopalatine Artery Cauterization in Epistaxis
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Epistaxis or nosebleed whith has been a challenging problem for our ENT specially, specially inintractable posteriol epistaxis despite consevative measures. As transnasal endoscopic sinonasal surgery has beena widely accepted technique nowadays. Conventional management options in the form of anterior and posterior packing, arterial ligation of the internal maxillary or the external carotid artery and embolization, are not entirely statisfactory because of morbility, high failure rates and significant complication. Out experience of endoscopic cauterization of sphenopalatine anery for two patients with persistent posterior epistaxis is descripbed, which was rapidly controlled following the prosedure. This technique is simple and effective for persistens posterior epistaxis with low morbidity and complication, and should be one of the treatment options to be considered relatively early in the management of epistaxis of eptions to be considered relatively early in the management of epistxis refractory to anterior and posterior nasal packing.Keywords:
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A brief review of surgery for severe posterior epistaxis has been outlined. Hundred and forty-five (27.3%) patients were treated by transnasal microsurgery in order to undergo ligation of the branches of the sphenopalatine artery in the nasal cavity. The rate of failure was 6.1%. It seems that by using this kind of operation, we can significantly decrease the morbidity in relation to other methods of controlling the posterior epistaxis.
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The management of patients with posterior epistaxis remains a challenging problem for the ENT surgeon. In most units, failure of conservative management results in more invasive techniques, involving either major artery ligation or percutaneous embolization of the internal maxillary artery. However, there are complications in more than 25% of patients undergoing these techniques. Endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery (ELSPA) is emerging as a minimally invasive alternative. We report our experience of ELSPA in 13 patients with a mean follow-up of 13 months. Epistaxis was controlled in 92% and to date no complications have been associated with the procedure. We conclude that ELSPA is a treatment option that is easy to perform and is safe and effective for patients with refractory posterior epistaxis.
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Epistaxis is a frequent health problem and the most common cause of emergency in otorhinolaryngology practice. In this report, a case of a 26-year-old patient with intractable epistaxis after endoscopic sinus surgery was presented. The epistaxis began at the fourth postoperative day and was unresponsive to endoscopic cauterization and anterior and posterior nasal packing. On angiographic investigation, a pseudoaneurysm of the sphenopalatine artery was detected and treated with microcatheter embolization. This is the second case of postoperative sphenopalatine pseudoaneurysm as a complication of endoscopic sinus surgery in the literature.
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Management of epistaxis is directly related to the site of the bleeding. The introduction of multi-angled rigid nasal endoscopes has refined the diagnostic capabilities of various conditions affecting nose and sinuses. The posterior epistaxis presents significant greater problems as bleeding is severe and treated with conventional packing can lead to increased morbidity and life-threatening complications. The precise location of a bleeding point with an endoscope has revolutionized the management of these difficult emergencies.
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Introduction Epistaxis is a common otorhinolaryngology emergency condition. Majority of it is anterior epistaxis which usually improves with conservative management. However, for posterior epistaxis, apart from posterior nasal packing, endoscopic sphenopalatine artery cauterization (ESPAC) is considered an effective measure for its control. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the outcome of endoscopic sphenopalatine artery cauterization for posterior epistaxis.
MethodsRetrospective medical chart review of patients who underwent endoscopic sphenopalatine artery cauterization for posterior epistaxis from January to December 2018 at Ganesh Man Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head & Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
ResultsA total of 31 patients (21 males and 10 females) underwent ESPAC during the one-year period. Twenty-seven of them were unilateral whilst four were bilateral. Four of them rebled, of which two bled within 48 hours and the remaining two after two months. The overall success rate of ESPAC was 87.1% (27/31).
ConclusionEndoscopic sphenopalatine artery cauterization is an effective measure to control posterior epistaxis.
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The paradigm for the management of epistaxis, specifically posterior epistaxis, has undergone significant changes in the recent past. Recent prospective and retrospective data has shown that the endonasal surgical management of posterior epistaxis is superior to posterior nasal packing and angiography/embolization with regards to various factors including pain, cost-effectiveness, risk and overall control of bleeding. Endonasal endoscopic surgical techniques for posterior epistaxis include direct cauterization and transnasal endoscopic sphenopalatine/ posterior nasal artery ligation or cauterization with or without control of the anterior ethmoidal artery. Despite the evidence provided by the current literature, a universal treatment protocol has not yet been established. This review article provides an up-to-date assessment of the available literature, and presents a structured paradigm for the management of posterior epistaxis. Il trattamento delle epistassi posteriori ha subito significativi cambiamenti negli ultimi anni. I recenti dati prospettici e retrospettivi hanno dimostrato che il trattamento chirurgico endoscopico delle epistassi posteriori presenta dei vantaggi rispetto al tamponamento nasale e/o all'embolizzazione previa angiografia ed in particolare in termini di dolore, rapporto costo-beneficio, effetti collaterali, e infine in termini di controllo di sanguinamento. Il trattamento endoscopico chirurgico delle epistassi posteriori include la cauterizzazione diretta e la legatura dell'arteria sfeno-palatina e/o cauterizzazione dell'arteria etmoidale anteriore. Nonostante le evidenze presenti in letteratura un protocollo universale non è stato ancora realizzato. Questa revisione della letteratura offre un aggiornamento sui dati attuali sull'argomento, proponendo un algoritmo per il trattamento delle epistassi posteriori.
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