Hamartoma of the larynx: a case of unusual bleeding after microlaryngoscopy
Hosal, A.S.; Hosal, I.N.; Gungen, Y.; Onerci, M.
Ear Nose and Throat Journal 77(11): 910-913
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0145-5613 PMID: 9846468 Document Number: 487216
We report on a rare complication of surgery in a 36-year-old man who had undergone removal of a hamartoma of the larynx. The patient had developed a submucosal lesion in the left ventricular fold, which was removed by surgical microlaryngoscopy. Following the excision, the patient began to experience an excessive amount of bleeding at the surgical site. Before hemostasis was achieved, the patient had lost almost 1,000 ml of blood. Although the occurrence of hemorrhage during surgical laryngoscopy is rare, surgeons should be aware of and prepared for this possibility.