TY - JOUR
T1 - Complications of balloon packing in epistaxis
AU - Vermeeren, Lenka
AU - Derks, Wynia
AU - Fokkens, Wytske
AU - Menger, Dirk-Jan
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Although balloon packing appears to be efficient to control epistaxis, severe local complications can occur. We describe four patients with local lesions after balloon packing. Prolonged balloon packing can cause damage to nasal mucosa, septum and alar skin (nasal mucosa, the cartilaginous skeleton and the overlying soft-tissue envelope) and should, therefore, be avoided. We suggest early nasendoscopy in general anesthesia to identify and treat the bleeding focus, if bleeding cannot be controlled with regular packing
AB - Although balloon packing appears to be efficient to control epistaxis, severe local complications can occur. We describe four patients with local lesions after balloon packing. Prolonged balloon packing can cause damage to nasal mucosa, septum and alar skin (nasal mucosa, the cartilaginous skeleton and the overlying soft-tissue envelope) and should, therefore, be avoided. We suggest early nasendoscopy in general anesthesia to identify and treat the bleeding focus, if bleeding cannot be controlled with regular packing
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3529-5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3529-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 25647471
SN - 0937-4477
VL - 272
SP - 3077
EP - 3081
JO - European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS)
JF - European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS)
IS - 10
ER -