[Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage in adults. A retrospective study and literature review].
We are reporting a review of 21 adults admitted with diagnosis of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage between 1992 and 2001 (10 years). 14 were male and 7 female with 29 years-old average. We have studied the number of days from intervention to hemorrhage beginning, bleeding location, urgent analysis, the medical or surgical treatment that was performed and clinical evolution. A 85.7% were late bleeding (5th day or afterwards) being two times more frequent on the left fossae. It was required a hemostasia under general anestesia in 57.14% of the cases and the incidence of bleeding post-tonsillectomy has been estimated in 5.8% respect to global surgery of that kind.
Pino Rivero
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Facultativo Especialista de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz. vicentepinorivero@terra.com
Pardo Romero
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González Palomino
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Marcos García
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Trinidad Ruiz
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Blasco Huelva
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*