Organised haematoma of the maxillary sinus in patients with chronic renal failure

J Laryngol Otol. 2012 Sep;126(9):946-8. doi: 10.1017/S0022215112001491. Epub 2012 Jul 12.

Abstract

Objective: Organised haematoma of the maxillary sinus may be present in chronic renal failure patients, because these patients are at high risk of haemorrhage.

Case reports: We present two cases of organised haematoma of the maxillary sinus in patients with chronic renal failure.

Conclusion: A diagnosis of organised haematoma of the maxillary sinus should be considered when a patient with a history of chronic renal failure develops unilateral, recurrent epistaxis and nasal obstruction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Epistaxis / etiology
  • Female
  • Hematoma / complications
  • Hematoma / diagnosis
  • Hematoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Maxillary Sinus*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasal Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Nasal Obstruction / etiology
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / complications
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnosis
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / pathology*
  • Recurrence
  • Renal Dialysis