Abstract
Haemorrhage, throat pain and otalgia are common complications following tonsillectomy. Haemorrhage is rarely life-threatening but in this paper we describe a fulminant secondary haemorrhage due to an aberrant external carotid artery in an eight-year-old boy. Acute surgical intervention with ligation of the external carotid artery was needed to control the bleeding.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 655-657 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of laryngology and otology |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug-2005 |
Keywords
- tonsillectomy
- post-operative haemorrhage
- carotid arteries
- ligation