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The use of nasal endoscopy to control profuse epistaxis from a fracture of the basi-sphenoid in a seven-year-old child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. Bateman  and
N. S. Jones
N. Bateman*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
N. S. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr N. Bateman, F.R.C.S., Department of ENT, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield.
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Abstract

A seven-year-old child sustained a fracture of her basisphenoid resulting in profuse, life-threatening haemorrhage which could not be controlled with a post-nasal pack. The fracture site was identified using rigid endoscopy and packed with oxidized cellulose, resulting in immediate control of the haemorrhage. The use of the nasal endoscope in the management of posterior epistaxis is discussed.

Keywords

EndoscopyEpistaxisSkull base
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 6 , June 1999 , pp. 561 - 563
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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