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Review
. 2015:2015:263987.
doi: 10.1155/2015/263987. Epub 2015 Aug 16.

Changing Trends in the Management of Epistaxis

Henri Traboulsi  1 , Elie Alam  1 , Usamah Hadi  1
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Review

Changing Trends in the Management of Epistaxis

Henri Traboulsi et al. Int J Otolaryngol. 2015.

Abstract

Epistaxis is a very common complaint seen by many types of physicians including otolaryngologists, family physicians, and others. Management of epistaxis is often challenging and requires many types of intervention. The following review describes the different types of past and current treatment modalities including cautery, nasal packing, maxillary artery ligation, anterior artery ligation, and sphenopalatine artery ligation. The paper also proposes an algorithm for managing such cases.

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Figure 1
Endoscopic exposure of the left sphenopalatine artery.
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Figure 2
Endoscopic clipping of the left sphenopalatine artery.
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Figure 3
Algorithm for the management of epistaxis.
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