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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1],Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amir Behzad Bagheri, M.D.
Overview
Paranasal sinuses CT scan is helpful in diagnosis causes of epistaxis, when the cause is unknown, also when epistaxis is heavy and/or recurrent.
CT scan
CT scan is not usually needed for epistaxis. In some patients Paranasal sinuses CT scan is needed: [1] [2]
- Paranasal sinuses CT scan is helpful in diagnosis causes of epistaxis, when the cause is unknown.
- Paranasal sinuses CT scan is helpful in some head trauma patients with epistaxis.
- Paranasal sinuses CT scan is helpful in patients with heavy and/or recurrent epistaxis.
References
- ↑ Krajina, Antonín; Chrobok, Viktor (2013). "Radiological Diagnosis and Management of Epistaxis". CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 37 (1): 26–36. doi:10.1007/s00270-013-0776-y. ISSN 0174-1551.
- ↑ Serra, Raffaele; van Horn, Noel; Faizy, Tobias Djamsched; Schoenfeld, Michael Hinrich; Kohlmann, Patrick; Broocks, Gabriel; Haag, Pascal; Fiehler, Jens; Habermann, Christian Richard; Karul, Murat (2019). "Computed tomography findings in patients with primarily unknown causes of severe or recurrent epistaxis". PLOS ONE. 14 (8): e0220380. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220380. ISSN 1932-6203.