Post-tonsillectomy pseudoaneurysm of the linguofacial trunk: An ENT surgeon's nightmare

Atmaca S., Belet U., Barış S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY EXTRA, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.12-14, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pedex.2011.07.006
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY EXTRA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12-14
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage, Pseudoaneurysm, Linguofacial trunk, Angiography
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present the case of a 3.5-year-old girl who experienced 4 episodes of severe, life-threatening, delayed post-tonsillectomy bleedings. The bleedings were caused by a pseudoaneurysm of the right linguofacial trunk. All 4 episodes had a common clinical presentation with profuse life-threatening bleedings followed by spontaneous cessations. The pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed on thirteenth postoperative day by angiography and treated successfully by endovascular coil placement. There are only a few cases reported in the literature. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.