Zheng-Cai Lou1, Fang Hong2, Zi-Han Lou3. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affilitaed Yiwu Hospital, Yiwu City, 322000, Zhejiang Provice, China. Electronic address: louzhengcai@163.com. 2. Department of Genetics and Metabolism, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310052, China. Electronic address: 6193008@zju.edu.cn. 3. Department of Clinical Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang City, 453003, Henan Provice, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcomes of adolescent patients with recurrent anterior epistaxis (RAE) treated with eithersilver nitrate cauterization or microwave ablation (MWA). STUDY DESIGN: and methods: In this prospective, randomized study, one hundred 13-18-year-old adolescents with RAE were assigned to two groups: the MWA group (n = 50) or the silver nitrate cauterization group (n = 50). Both groups were followed up for 12 months. The primary and secondary outcomes were evaluated. RESULT: Ablation hemostasis was successfully achieved within 10-20 s in all patients in the MWA group. Eighteen (36.0%) patients in the silver nitrate group had recurrent epistaxis compared to three (6.0%) in the MWA group (P = 0.01) within 2-8 weeks after treatment. Two (2/48, 4.2%) patients in the MWA group had recurrent epistaxis compared to seventeen (17/43, 39.5%) in the silver nitrate group at 6 months; this difference was statistically significant (P = 0.01). However, 8 (8/37, 21.6%) patients in the MWA group had recurrent epistaxis compared to 15 (15/41,36.6%) in the silver nitrate group at 12 months; this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.12). No treatment-related complications, including necrosis or septal perforation were seen in either group during follow up. CONCLUSIONS:MWA may be a useful treatment for adolescents with RAE, as it had a lower incidence of recurrent epistaxis within 6 months of treatment compared to silver nitrate cauterization.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcomes of adolescent patients with recurrent anterior epistaxis (RAE) treated with either silver nitrate cauterization or microwave ablation (MWA). STUDY DESIGN: and methods: In this prospective, randomized study, one hundred 13-18-year-old adolescents with RAE were assigned to two groups: the MWA group (n = 50) or the silver nitrate cauterization group (n = 50). Both groups were followed up for 12 months. The primary and secondary outcomes were evaluated. RESULT: Ablation hemostasis was successfully achieved within 10-20 s in all patients in the MWA group. Eighteen (36.0%) patients in the silver nitrate group had recurrent epistaxis compared to three (6.0%) in the MWA group (P = 0.01) within 2-8 weeks after treatment. Two (2/48, 4.2%) patients in the MWA group had recurrent epistaxis compared to seventeen (17/43, 39.5%) in the silver nitrate group at 6 months; this difference was statistically significant (P = 0.01). However, 8 (8/37, 21.6%) patients in the MWA group had recurrent epistaxis compared to 15 (15/41,36.6%) in the silver nitrate group at 12 months; this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.12). No treatment-related complications, including necrosis or septal perforation were seen in either group during follow up. CONCLUSIONS: MWA may be a useful treatment for adolescents with RAE, as it had a lower incidence of recurrent epistaxis within 6 months of treatment compared to silver nitrate cauterization.