Life threatening late hemorrhage after tonsillectomy: a case report and review of the literature
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VOLUME: 53 ISSUE: 1
P: 60 - 62
March 2011

Life threatening late hemorrhage after tonsillectomy: a case report and review of the literature

Gulhane Med J 2011;53(1):60-62
1. Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı
2. Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı
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Received Date: 22.04.2010
Accepted Date: 28.09.2010
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ABSTRACT

Although tonsillectomy is a minor surgical intervention, life threatening complications rarely may associate it. Hemorrage following tonsillectomy is seen more often in adults than pediatric population. In this case report the successful anesthesiological and surgical management of a patient who was taken to surgery for bleeding control on the 10th day after tonsillectomy is presented and discussed reviewing the literature.

Keywords:
Secondary hemorrhage, tonsillectomy, awake extubation