Spontaneous Tonsillar Hemorrhage and Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology

Yeon Soo Kim¹  June Choi¹  Seok Jin Hong¹  Soon Young Kwon¹  Ji Ho Choi¹  Seung Hoon Lee¹ 

[1] Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea.;

关键词: Hemorrhage;    Palatine tonsil;    Tonsillectomy;   

DOI  :  10.3342/ceo.2010.3.1.56

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage from infectious causes is extremely rare and post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage, although also relatively rare, is an unavoidable complication of the procedure. Hemorrhage in association with tonsillitis or tonsillectomy is potentially dangerous and can be life threatening. We report here the presentation and management of a 42-yr-old man with severe spontaneous hemorrhage from infected tonsils and post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage. We suggest that if attempts to control the bleeding are not successful or if severe spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage occurs repeatedly or a malignancy is suspected, tonsillectomy and close postoperative follow up is recommended.

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