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Vol. 59. Issue 8.
Pages 420-423 (January 2008)
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Vol. 59. Issue 8.
Pages 420-423 (January 2008)
Nasal Closure as Definitive Treatment for Epistaxis in Rendu-Osler-Weber Disease
Cierre nasal como tratamiento definitivo de las epistaxis en la enfermedad de Rendu-Osler-Weber
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José L. Alonso-Treceño
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jlalonsotreceno@hotmail.com

Correspondence: Pl. Isabel la Católica, 2, 2.°. 34005 Palencia. España.
, Ignacio Alonso-Castañeira, José M. Escapa-Garrachón, Jesús Moralejo-Martín, Ángela Enterría-González, Jorge Freijanes-Otero
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Complejo Hospitalario de Palencia, Palencia, Spain
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Objective

To show the result of this surgical technique for the treatment of nasal bleeding in Rendu-Osler-Weber disease.

Method

After great efforts to obtain informed consent for the procedure, considered as a final therapeutic attempt, we present here the surgical technique used in a severe long-standing case with frequent symptoms that required a large number of admissions to our hospital and caused our patient considerable social, family and work-related psychological problems.

Results

The surgical procedure was performed 14 months ago, with no further epistaxis since then, thus bringing to an end the emergency admissions, rated at 7 per year, and reducing consultations at the digestive and psychological clinics. The laboratory studies (haematocrit, complete blood count, bleeding time) have improved greatly.

Conclusions

This is a safe technique, well tolerated by the patient, that avoids additional pathologies and reduces costs.

Key words:
Rendu-Osler-Weber disease
Epistaxis
Nasal closure
Objetivo

Conocer las posibilidades terapéuticas que supone esta técnica quirúrgica en el tratamiento de las epistaxis en la enfermedad de Rendu-Osler-Weber.

Método

No siendo muy fácil conseguir el consentimiento para su realización y quedando dentro del arsenal terapéutico como medida final, exponemos su desarrollo técnico en un caso de larga evolución, con muchos y frecuentes síntomas que, por obligar a multitud de ingresos hospitalarios, motivaba problemas sociales, familiares, laborales y psicológicos a la paciente.

Resultados

Tras 14 meses de practicada la intervención, la paciente no ha vuelto a padecer epistaxis. Antes, la paciente ingresaba en el hospital por este motivo una media de siete veces al año, de modo que la intervención ha producido una notable disminución de las consultas digestivas y psicológicas. Los parámetros sanguíneos evaluados han mejorado ostensiblemente.

Conclusiones

Se trata de una técnica eficaz y bien tolerada, que evita otros trastornos a los pacientes y supone eliminación de gastos.

Palabras clave:
Enfermedad de Rendu-Osler-Weber
Epistaxis
Cierre nasal

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