U. W. Geisthoff, M. L. Fiorella and R. Fiorella Pages 1237 - 1242 ( 6 )
No optimal treatment modality is currently available for the treatment of recurrent epistaxis in HHT. In this review, different therapeutic concepts are discussed together with their pathophysiologic background. Patients often profess a preventive effect for nasal ointments and use packings which can be self-administed in the case of bleeding. An effective first-line treatment for physicians is the endonasal laser coagulation or argon plasma coagulation. A second line surgical procedure is septodermoplasty according to Saunders which can provide long-lasting relief if performed correctly. There have been reports on antifibrinolytic agents and hormones, but their efficacy has yet to be determined.
Rendu-Osler-Weber disease,hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia,laser therapy,septodermoplasty,review
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