Ismail Salcan 1 , Abdulkerim Olgun 2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study is to introduce the relationship between epistaxis and anatomical variations and present the current treatment approach. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five patients (28 males and 17 females) that presented to otorhinolaryngology clinics at Mengucek Gazi Training and Research Hospital with pre-diagnosed epistaxis between October 2018 and April 2019 were included in the study. Age, sex and structural causes and anatomical localization of epistaxis in patients were analysed. RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 42, ranging from 20 to 60 years. Focus of bleeding was observed on the right in 16 cases (35.5%), left in 14 cases (31.1%) and bilateral in nasal cavity in 15 cases (33.3%). Bleeding was from the anterior septum in front of the maxillary ostium line. Anatomical variations were seen in 31 patients (68.8%) (septal deviation in 12, septal perforation in two, and concha hypertrophy in 17). CONCLUSION: Epistaxis is one of the most common ear, nose, and throat emergencies. Etiological reasons must be analysed for the treatment to be effective. ©Copyright 2020 by the Atatürk University School of Medicine - Available online at www.eurasianjmed.com.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study is to introduce the relationship between epistaxis and anatomical variations and present the current treatment approach. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five patients (28 males and 17 females) that presented to otorhinolaryngology clinics at Mengucek Gazi Training and Research Hospital with pre-diagnosed epistaxis between October 2018 and April 2019 were included in the study. Age, sex and structural causes and anatomical localization of epistaxis in patients were analysed. RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 42, ranging from 20 to 60 years. Focus of bleeding was observed on the right in 16 cases (35.5%), left in 14 cases (31.1%) and bilateral in nasal cavity in 15 cases (33.3%). Bleeding was from the anterior septum in front of the maxillary ostium line. Anatomical variations were seen in 31 patients (68.8%) (septal deviation in 12, septal perforation in two, and concha hypertrophy in 17). CONCLUSION: Epistaxis is one of the most common ear, nose, and throat emergencies. Etiological reasons must be analysed for the treatment to be effective. ©Copyright 2020 by the Atatürk University School of Medicine - Available online at www.eurasianjmed.com.
Entities: Chemical
Keywords:
Anatomy; Otolaryngology-ENT; Rhinology; general ENT
Year: 2019
PMID： 32612420 PMCID： PMC7311124 DOI： 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19222
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eurasian J Med ISSN： 1308-8734