title: [A case of secondary post-tonsillectomy bleeding: necrosis of the internal carotid artery].
abstract: Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage is a relatively common complication but life-threatening bleedings are rare. In this paper, we present a case who had undergone tonsillectomy with bipolar diathermy in an another hospital and who was referred to our clinic following a massive hemorrhage from the tonsil bed on the 27th postoperative day. Upon determining that the bleeding was caused by the necrosis of the internal carotid artery, the ligation of the internal carotid artery was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey. bbasaran@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Başaran
authors.forename: K Serkan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Karolin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yıldırmaz
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hafız
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods