Ligadura de la arteria esfenopalatina en la epistaxis recidivante posterior. Estudio retrospectivo de 50 pacientes / Ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in posterior epistaxis. Retrospective study of 50 patients

Objetivos: Queremos estudiar la efectividad y las ventajas de la ligadura de la arteria esfenopalatina en el tratamiento de la epistaxis recurrente posterior. Métodos: Hemos realizado un estudio retrospectivo sobre un total de 50 pacientes ingresados en nuestro servicio por epistaxis recidivante posterior en los que el taponamiento nasal posterior resultó ineficaz. A todos ellos se les realizó la ligadura endoscópica de la arteria esfenopalatina para controlar dicha hemorragia. Resultados: De todos los pacientes intervenidos, sólo 7 presentaron recidiva de la epistaxis. Uno de ellos fue resuelto ligando la arteria etmoidal anterior; otro ligando, asimismo, la arteria esfenopalatina contralateral; otro se encuentra en estudio por una alteración de la coagulación no filiada, ya que se le han ligado las arterias esfenopalatina, etmoidal anterior y etmoidal posterior homolaterales, y las epistaxis persisten; y los 4 restantes se controlaron con un taponamiento nasal anteroposterior. El resto de pacientes fue dado de alta a los 2 días de la intervención, sin recidiva ni otras complicaciones relacionadas con la intervención. Conclusiones: Creemos que la ligadura endoscópica de la arteria esfenopalatina es una técnica segura, con escasos efectos secundarios, que minimiza las molestias y complicaciones de otros métodos como el taponamiento nasal o la embolización arterial (AU)

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in the treatment of severe posterior epistaxis. Methods: We have carried out a retrospective study on 50 patients hospitalised with posterior recurrent epistaxis, in whom posterior nasal packing was not effective. All of them underwent surgical treatment, with endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery to control the epistaxis. Results: Only seven patients had a new epistaxis after surgery. One of them is being studied for some kind of coagulopathy, another patient was controlled by ligation of the anterior ethmoidal artery and it was necessary to ligate the contralateral sphenopalatine artery in a third patient. The other four patients were controlled with posterior nasal packing and discharged two days after surgery, without any complications. Conclusions: We believe that endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery is a safe technique, with fewer complications than other methods such as posterior packing or embolisation (AU)

Neumoencéfalo frontal sintomático secundario a displasia fibrosa sinusal / Symptomatic frontal pneumoencephaly secondary to fibrous dysplasia of the sinus

No disponible

No disponible

[Ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in posterior epistaxis. Retrospective study of 50 patients]. / Ligadura de la arteria esfenopalatina en la epistaxis recidivante posterior. Estudio retrospectivo de 50 pacientes.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in the treatment of severe posterior epistaxis. METHODS: We have carried out a retrospective study on 50 patients hospitalised with posterior recurrent epistaxis, in whom posterior nasal packing was not effective. All of them underwent surgical treatment, with endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery to control the epistaxis. RESULTS: Only seven patients had a new epistaxis after surgery. One of them is being studied for some kind of coagulopathy, another patient was controlled by ligation of the anterior ethmoidal artery and it was necessary to ligate the contralateral sphenopalatine artery in a third patient. The other four patients were controlled with posterior nasal packing and discharged two days after surgery, without any complications. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery is a safe technique, with fewer complications than other methods such as posterior packing or embolisation.

Hemorragia laríngea: una manifestación del linfoma T primario de laringe / Laryngeal blooding: a laryngeal T-cell primary lymphoma manifestation

Los linfomas primarios a nivel laríngeo son una manifestación poco frecuente de linfoma. La mayoría corresponden a la estirpe celular B y sólo un 11 por ciento aproximadamente se diagnostican como linfomas T. El origen más común de estas neoplasias a nivel de cabeza y cuello es el anillo linfático de Waldeyer. Presentamos un caso clínico de linfoma T primario de laringe cuyo síntoma clínico principal fue una hemorragia súbita que precisó taponamiento laríngeo. Se discuten aspectos relacionados con el diagnóstico y tratamiento (AU)

The efficacy of orgotein in the treatment of acute toxicity due to radiotherapy on head and neck tumors.

AIMS AND BACKGROUND: To assess the efficacy of orgotein in the treatment of acute secondary effects of radiotherapy on head and neck tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data were collected on 41 patients who received radiotherapy for tumors of the head and neck. Radiotherapy was the exclusive treatment in 19.5% of cases, with surgery in 24.4%, chemotherapy in 48.8%, and with both in 7.3%. The toxicity requiring use of orgotein was: oropharynx mucositis (26.8%), dysphagia (34.2%), or both (39%), in grade 2 or more according to the RTOG scale. Orgotein (8 mg i.m.) was administered every 48 hrs until radiotherapy was finished. RESULTS: The overall response rate was 92.5%; a complete response was obtained in 12 patients (30%) and partial in 25 (62.5%). The reduction in toxicity at the end of radiotherapy was one grade in 18 patients (45%), 2 grades in 16 (40%), 3 in 2 patients (5%), and 4 grades in the only patient with grade 4 acute toxicity. A statistically significant influence was shown in obtaining complete response: laryngeal tumor location (P = 0.037), duration of radiotherapy of more than 53 days (P = 0.002), discontinuation for non-toxic reasons (P = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS: We consider that orgotein is highly effective in dealing with acute secondary effects of radiotherapy on the head and neck area.