Case report: Postoperative hemorrhage in the nasopharynx at two weeks following adenotonsillectomy

Fazil Emre Ozkurt; Muhammed Fatih Evcimik

doi:10.5897/MCS.9000002

Medical Case Studies

Abbreviation: Med. Case Stud.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-6532
DOI: 10.5897/MCS
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Case Report

Case report: Postoperative hemorrhage in the nasopharynx at two weeks following adenotonsillectomy

Fazil Emre Ozkurt

Fazil Emre Ozkurt
Silvan State Hospital ENT Department, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Muhammed Fatih Evcimik

Muhammed Fatih Evcimik
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul Nisa Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Article Number - 8528EFD520
Vol.2(6), pp. 47-49 , September 2011
https://doi.org/10.5897/MCS.9000002

Accepted: 25 August 2011
Published: 30 September 2011

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Abstract

Postoperative hemorrhage is an unlikely complication of adenotonsillectomy and occurs within several days following the procedure. We describe a patient with postoperative hemorrhage after adenotonsillectomy in nasopharynx at the postoperative 15th and 18th day. The study reveals that bleeding after adenotonsillectomy is an unlikely complication for the surgeon and patient, and requires extra experimental instruments such as endoscopy. Hence, it is best to observe the patient until blood levels stabilize and bleeding stops.

Key words: Adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy, epistaxi

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