Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage: incidence and management

This is a retrospective study of 300 cases of tonsillectomy for post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage. Overall incidence figure was found to be 2% i.e. 6 cases out of 300. Reactionary haemorrhage occurred in 2 patients while secondary haemorrhage was present in 4 patients. Reactionary haemorrhage was treated by ligation while the secondary haemorrhage was treated conservatively

Foreign bodies in the ears: the regional experience

Foreign body in the ear is a common complaint in ENT practice. Between February 1993, and March 1994, 200 cases of foreign bodies in the ears were presented at Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana. Our experience of managing these foreign bodies along with the review of literature is reported in the article. One hundred eighteen males [59%] and 82 females [41%], 68% of the patients were below the age of 10 years. In-animate foreign body was present in 160 patient [80%], where the majority were of non-vegetative type. Trauma to the tympanic membrane was found in 42 cases [21%], where healing occurred spontaneously in all the cases without any surgical intervention

Hypertension: a common cause of epistaxis in adults

Epistaxis is a very common event and one of the commonest reasons of emergency admission in ENT wards. In the year 1993, 116 cases of epistaxis in adult age group presented in our departments. Hypertension was the most common cause of epistaxis in our series i.e. 68 cases out of 116 [57.8%]. Majority of these hypertensive patients were between the ages of 40 and 60 years [70.6%]. The mean systolic blood pressure in our series was found to be 197.4 mm of Hg, and mean diastolic blood pressure was 128.3 mm of Hg. In 30 patients [44.1%] there was no previous history of epistaxis. All the cases were managed by anterior nasal packing, antihypertensive drugs and other supportive therapy