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79th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

30.04. - 04.05.2008, Bonn

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Arterial embolization for uncontrolled bleeding in ORL practice

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  • corresponding author Katya Assenova - ENT Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Stefan Stoyanov - ENT Clinic, Medical Institute, MI, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Hristo Zlatanov - ENT Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 79. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Bonn, 30.04.-04.05.2008. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2008. Doc08hnod555

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Published: April 22, 2008

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Epistaxis and hemorrhage after tonsillectomy are among the most common causes for emergency treatment in ORL. Some of them are severe and life threatening.

We present 3 cases with epistaxis and 5 cases with post tonsillectomy hemorrhage that underwent arterial embolization in our centre. The aim of this study is to analyse the etiology of this uncontrolled bleedings, and present the results of the treatment.

Our clinical experience has shown that this procedure is safe and effective.