The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis
Massive and severe epistaxis is an uncommon event in pregnancy. It could be life threatening and could affect the normal pregnancy course. The best management is still on debate; it could be medical, conservative or surgical. Pregnancy termination often is problem solving. Hormonal changes during pr...
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author | Laura Giambanco Vito Iannone Maddalena Borriello Giuseppe Scibilia Paolo Scollo |
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description | Massive and severe epistaxis is an uncommon event in pregnancy. It could be life threatening and could affect the normal pregnancy course. The best management is still on debate; it could be medical, conservative or surgical. Pregnancy termination often is problem solving. Hormonal changes during pregnancy affects nasal physiology. Vaginal delivery, labour induction or cesarean section are all suitable, after hemodynamic stabilization of pregnant woman. We report a case and review the available Literature. |
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spelling | doaj.art-838d67f1d9aa4dc1baa98b5592b1a3202022-12-21T19:24:16ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882019-09-01344910.11604/pamj.2019.34.49.1955819558The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxisLaura Giambanco0Vito Iannone1Maddalena Borriello2Giuseppe Scibilia3Paolo Scollo4 Ob and Gyn Department, S. Antonio Abate Hospital, Trapani, Italy Ob and Gyn Department, S. Antonio Abate Hospital, Trapani, Italy Ob and Gyn Department, S. Antonio Abate Hospital, Trapani, Italy Ob and Gyn Department Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy Ob and Gyn Department Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy Massive and severe epistaxis is an uncommon event in pregnancy. It could be life threatening and could affect the normal pregnancy course. The best management is still on debate; it could be medical, conservative or surgical. Pregnancy termination often is problem solving. Hormonal changes during pregnancy affects nasal physiology. Vaginal delivery, labour induction or cesarean section are all suitable, after hemodynamic stabilization of pregnant woman. We report a case and review the available Literature. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/34/49/pdf/49.pdf epistaxispregnancyanaemia |
spellingShingle | Laura Giambanco Vito Iannone Maddalena Borriello Giuseppe Scibilia Paolo Scollo The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis The Pan African Medical Journal epistaxis pregnancy anaemia |
title | The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis |
title_full | The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis |
title_fullStr | The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis |
title_full_unstemmed | The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis |
title_short | The way a nose could affect pregnancy: severe and recurrent epistaxis |
title_sort | way a nose could affect pregnancy severe and recurrent epistaxis |
topic | epistaxis pregnancy anaemia |
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/34/49/pdf/49.pdf
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