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Fulminant post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage caused by aberrant course of the external carotid artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Rutger Hofman ,
Clark J Zeebregts  and
Frederik G Dikkers
Rutger Hofman
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Clark J Zeebregts
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Frederik G Dikkers
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

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Haemorrhage, throat pain and otalgia are common complications following tonsillectomy. Haemorrhage is rarely life-threatening but in this paper we describe a fulminant secondary haemorrhage due to an aberrant external carotid artery in an eight-year-old boy. Acute surgical intervention with ligation of the external carotid artery was needed to control the bleeding.

Keywords

TonsillectomyPost-Operative HaemorrhageCarotid ArteriesLigation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 8 , August 2005 , pp. 655 - 657
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press