A complication of the use of the laser in ENT surgery.
A case is reported of severe epistaxis resulting from the use of an aluminium foil-wrapped nasotracheal tube during laser surgery to the uvula.
D000293:Adolescent; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010212:Papilloma / Q000601:surgery; D014420:Turbinates / Q000293:injuries*; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery