title: Coblation for epistaxis management in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia: a multicentre case series.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To propose radiofrequency coblation as a potential treatment modality for mild to moderate epistaxis in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case reports and review of the world literature concerning coblation and other treatment modalities for epistaxis in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Effective epistaxis control was achieved in four out of five cases of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. In the fifth case, we struggled to achieve haemostasis due to disease severity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiofrequency coblation is a novel technique, which was found to be a safe, effective, quick and well tolerated treatment option for epistaxis management in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. joshihims@gmail.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Woodworth
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Carney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003646:Debridement / Q000009:adverse effects; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome