Treatment of haemorrhagic telangiectasia with the flashlamp-pulsed dye laser

J Otolaryngol. 1995 Oct;24(5):299-302.

Abstract

The management of epistaxis in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu) is often a perplexing problem. In the past, cautery, cryosurgery, and septodermoplasty have all been used with varying degrees of success. The Candela flashlamp-pulsed dye laser was developed for management of vascular lesions (port-wine stains and telangiectasia). The results of our prospective trial utilizing this laser in the treatment of intranasal telangiectasia in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia are presented.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Endoscopes
  • Epistaxis / surgery*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laser Coagulation* / instrumentation
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasal Mucosa / surgery
  • Nose Diseases / surgery*
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Prospective Studies
  • Remission Induction
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / genetics
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / surgery*