Abstract

Background & objectives: Epistaxis is common problem in our country. Epistaxis is an emergency situation which has been received with both ignorance and fear by the general population. Though common it is important to evaluate thoroughly the incidence among general population and various causes and investigations involved in treating the patients thereby relieving them of their symptoms Method: 50 patients with epistaxis were selected. From all the patients a detailed history was collected and was subjected to various investigational techniques and treatment modalities. These were followed-up till the end of study to assess the efficacy of treatment and there complications. Results: Of the 50 patients studied, majority of them had either trauma or DNS with spur as cause of epistaxis. Arterial bleeding was more common. Most of the cases 62% were successfully treated by medical therapy only and 38% required surgical therapy. Conclusion: Epistaxis is a common otolaryngology problem with most of causes being unifactorial in origin. A thorough evaluation by careful examination and routine investigation was enough to identify etiology in most patients. In this study all patients received medical therapy and most were relieved of their symptoms by medical management.

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