Severe complication of posterior nasal packing: Case Report

Introduction: Severe Epistaxis is common in patients with head trauma, especially when associated with multiple fractures of the face and skull base. Several methods of controlling bleeding that can be imposed. The anterior nasal tapenade associated with posterior Foley catheter is one of the most widespread, and the universal availability of necessary materials or their apparent ease of execution. Methods: Case report on control of severe epistaxis after severe TBI, with posterior nasal packing by Foley catheter and control tomography showing multiple fractures of the skull base and penetration of the probe into the brain parenchyma. Conclusion: This is a rare but possible complication in the treatment of severe nose bleeds associated with fracture of the skull base. This brief report highlights risks related to the method and suggests some care to prevent complications related through a brief literature review...

Traqueobroncopatia osteocondroplástica: relato de 2 casos e revisão bibliográfica / Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy: report on 02 cases and bibliographic review

A traqueobroncopatia osteocondroplásica (TO) é uma doença benigna rara, de causa desconhecida, caracterizada por numerosos nódulos submucosos sésseis, cartilaginosos e/ou ósseos, distribuídos pelas paredes ântero-laterais, projetando-se no lúmen laringotraqueobrônquico. Existem aproximadamente 400 casos relatados na literatura mundial. OBJETIVOS: Relatar e discutir 2 casos de TO com a revisão bibliográfica. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Apresentação de 2 casos, com revisão bibliográfica realizada através dos bancos de dados do MEDLINE, LILACS, PUBMED. DESENHO DO ESTUDO: Estudo observacional, descritivo, relato de casos. CONCLUSÃO: Os sintomas são resultados de obstrução da via aérea, causando tosse seca, dispneia e infecções recorrentes do trato respiratório. A suspeita diagnóstica é feita pela endoscopia de vias aéreas (laringotraqueobroncoscopia), sendo a tomografia computadorizada do tórax/traqueia útil para documentar as características de lesões nodulares. O diagnóstico diferencial inclui a papilomatose, amiloidose e sarcoidose endobronquial, condrossarcoma, hamartoma e linfonodos paratraqueais calcificados. Não existe tratamento específico, porém o prognóstico é bom. A remoção cirúrgica é restrita aos quadros obstrutivos moderados e severos. Os otorrinolaringologistas devem estar atentos e incluírem a traqueobroncopatia osteocondroplástica na lista de diagnósticos diferenciais, quando frente aos sintomas sugestivos de doenças da via aérea superior e árvore traqueobrônquica.

Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy (OT) is a rare benign disorder of the lower part of the trachea and the upper part of the main bronchus characterized by numerous submucosal calcified nodules, sessile, cartilaginous and/or osseous with laryngotracheobronchial lumen projection. There are less than 400 cases reported in the word literature. AIM: to report and discuss 02 cases of OT with a bibliography review. MATERIALS AND METHODS: we report on 02 cases with bibliography revision from MEDLINE, LILACS and PUBMED data. STUDY DESIGN: observational, descriptive, case reports. CONCLUSION: the symptoms result from airway obstruction, causing dry cough, dyspnea and recurrent respiratory tract infections. The diagnostic hypothesis is established by endoscopy of the upper airway (laryngo-tracheo-bronchoscopy), and the trachea/chest computed tomography is the best image exam to define tracheal nodule alterations. The differential diagnoses are papillomatosis, amyloidosis and sarcoidosis chondrosarcoma hamartoma and calcified paratracheal lymph nodes. There is no specific treatment and the prognosis is good. Surgery is restricted to moderate or severe airway obstructions. Otorhinolaryngologists must include OT in the differential diagnosis of cases of upper airway and tracheobronchial tree suggestive symptoms.