Browsing: Otolaryngology

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Otolaryngology , ENT , Airway , Critical Care

Case Series: Successful Management of Primary Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage With IV Tranexamic Acid

6/10/2024 Dillon Schneider , Francisco Javier Andrade Jr., MD , Nancy Churosh, MD , Brian Casillas, MD
We present 2 cases of severe post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH). Our cases highlight the potential role of IV-administered tranexamic acid (TXA) as an effective treatment option in acutely bleeding p
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ENT , Otolaryngology

To Be, or Not To Be: An Esophageal Perforation Story

7/15/2023 Jennifer Melgar, MD , Sophia Gorgens, MD , Mary Flanagan-Kundle, DPA, PA-C , Zhanna Roit, MD
Esophageal perforation is a life-threatening condition caused by foreign body ingestion and can easily be missed. Therefore, suspicion for perforation should remain high until proven otherwise. Unfort
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ENT , Otolaryngology , Pediatric EM

Bilateral Pneumoparotid: Unexpected Air in the Parotid Glands

1/30/2023 Sean Ramsey, DO , Rachel Ely, DO
Pneumoparotid/pneumoparotitis is an uncommon cause of parotid gland swelling classified by free air seen within the parotid glands. Typically, swelling of the parotid glands can be attributed to infec
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ENT , Otolaryngology

There’s an Eagle in my Throat!

6/10/2022 Gulreen Kassoo, DO , Ian Craven, MD , Andrew Sheep, MD , Ryyan Kassoo
Eagle’s Syndrome, described as a “foreign body’s sensation” in the throat, is characterized by calcified stylohyoid ligament or an elongated styloid process. Definitive treatment is surgical, requirin
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ENT , Otolaryngology

Nobody Nose: A Case Report of Spontaneous Nasal Septal Abscess

12/1/2020 Ashley Werbin, DO , Andrew Schaffrinna, MD
Nasal septal abscesses are an uncommon diagnosis in emergency medicine, with limited analysis and discussion in the otolaryngology literature. Spontaneous incidents are rarer still.