Complications of balloon packing in epistaxis

Lenka Vermeeren; Wynia Derks; Wytske Fokkens; Dirk Jan Menger

doi:10.1007/s00405-015-3529-5

Complications of balloon packing in epistaxis

Lenka Vermeeren^*, Wynia Derks, Wytske Fokkens, Dirk Jan Menger

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3077-3081
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Volume	272
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3529-5
Publication status	Published - 24 Oct 2015

Keywords

Balloon packing
Epistaxis
Packing

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