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Surgical bone wax causing epistaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

H. L. Tay  and
L. K. S. Tan
H. L. Tay*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
L. K. S. Tan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr H. L. Tay, Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY. Fax: 01382-632816
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Abstract

A case of recurrent epistaxis caused by bone wax in the nasal cavity is reported. This is the first reported case of a nasal complication due to surgical bone wax.

Keywords

EpistaxisWaxes
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 3 , March 1996 , pp. 267 - 268
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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