Gelatin-Thrombin Matrix: A New and Simple Way to Manage Recurrent Epistaxis in Hematology Units

Introduction. In case of thrombopenia and/or thrombopathy, epistaxes are very difficult to manage. Case Series. Two patients, one with a thrombocytopenia, the other with a thrombopathy, were hospitalized because of repeated active epistaxes after failure of packing. Both patients were successfully t...

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Main Authors: G. Buiret, M. Pavic, J. C. Pignat, F. Pasquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/851270