[Hemorrhage from the valleculae].
We present the case of a 77-year-old man with oral hemorrhage and blood clots, with no cough or vomiting. A varicose lesion in the valleculae was established as the source of bleeding. The condition of the patient was haemodynamically unstable. The bleeding was successfully controlled through suture and diathermy. From that time, there have been no further episodes of bleeding.
Gascón-Rubio
María Cristina
MC
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital San Jorge, Huesca, España. mcgascon@riojasalud.es
Lacasa-Laliena
Miguel
M
Fontana-Calvo
María Isabel
MI
Laguna-Callau
María Genoveva
MG
D000368:Aged; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000098:blood supply*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery