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

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Atmaca S., Belet U., Barış S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY EXTRA, vol.7, no.1, pp.12-14, 2012 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 7 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2012
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pedex.2011.07.006
• Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY EXTRA
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.12-14
• Keywords: Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage, Pseudoaneurysm, Linguofacial trunk, Angiography
• Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.