[Treatment of epistaxis by radiofrequency].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the therapeutic effect of radiofrequency on epistaxis.


METHODS
Three hundred and ten patients with epistaxis were treated with radiofrequency and Nd:YAG laser, respectively.


RESULTS
The effective rate of radiofrequency was 88.8%, Nd:YAG laser 90.5%.


CONCLUSIONS
The therapeutic effects of epistaxis by radiofrequency and ND:YAG laser are similar, but radiofrequency is simpleier, easy to perform, more and useful than Nd:YAG laser.
Tang
Q L
QL
Department of Otolaryngology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Yin
T F
TF
Lu
Y D
YD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged