Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery

A 3.5-year-old child is presented with severe, recurrent haemorrhages after a tonsillectomy. The haemorrhages were caused by a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery, which was visualised more than 2 weeks postoperatively by angiography. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully embolised by coils. Coiling...

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Autores principales: van Cruijsen, Nynke, Gravendeel, Joost, Dikkers, Frederik G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2099165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17639439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0391-0
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Gravendeel, Joost
Dikkers, Frederik G
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Gravendeel, Joost
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description A 3.5-year-old child is presented with severe, recurrent haemorrhages after a tonsillectomy. The haemorrhages were caused by a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery, which was visualised more than 2 weeks postoperatively by angiography. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully embolised by coils. Coiling is an adequate therapeutic option for severe posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to arterial damage.
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spelling pubmed-20991652007-11-29 Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery van Cruijsen, Nynke Gravendeel, Joost Dikkers, Frederik G Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Case Report A 3.5-year-old child is presented with severe, recurrent haemorrhages after a tonsillectomy. The haemorrhages were caused by a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery, which was visualised more than 2 weeks postoperatively by angiography. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully embolised by coils. Coiling is an adequate therapeutic option for severe posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to arterial damage. Springer-Verlag 2007-07-17 2008-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2099165/ /pubmed/17639439 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0391-0 Text en © Springer-Verlag 2007
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van Cruijsen, Nynke
Gravendeel, Joost
Dikkers, Frederik G
Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery
title Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery
title_full Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery
title_fullStr Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery
title_full_unstemmed Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery
title_short Severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery
title_sort severe delayed posttonsillectomy haemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2099165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17639439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0391-0
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