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epistaxis balloon [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

... a device consisting of an inflatable balloon intended to control internal nasal bleeding by exerting pressure against the sphenopalatine artery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Conduite à tenir face à une épistaxis grave : (...) Ces ballonnets peuvent être laissés plusieurs jours à condition d'être dégonflés toutes les 24 heures. Mieux tolérés, ils semblent aussi moins efficaces dans les hémorragies postérieures importantes.

OBS

[Le ballonnet] est introduit dégonflé dans la fosse nasale (...) Il est ensuite gonflé avec une seringue à une pression juste suffisante pour arrêter le saignement (...)

Spanish

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