Hereditary haemorrhagic teleangiectasia: unsuccessful treatment with the flashlamp-pulsed dye laser.
In seven patients with hereditary haemorrhagic teleangiectasia (HHT) only one patient had lasting benefit from treatment with the flashlamp-pulsed dye laser. In seven other patients who had received other treatment before, none had any observable effect of this laser. The flashlamp-pulsed dye laser therefore does not seem to be effective in the treatment of nasal teleangiectasias.
Haye
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R
Dept. of O.R.L., Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Austad
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D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000601:surgery*