2007
Septectomy and Septal Dermoplasty for the Treatment of Severe Transfusion-Dependent Epistaxis in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Septal Perforation
Lesnik GT, Ross DA, Henderson KJ, Joe JK, Leder SB, White RI. Septectomy and Septal Dermoplasty for the Treatment of Severe Transfusion-Dependent Epistaxis in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Septal Perforation. American Journal Of Rhinology And Allergy 2007, 21: 312-315. PMID: 17621815, DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaSeptal dermoplastySeptal perforationQuality of lifeTransfusion requirementsHHT patientsHemorrhagic telangiectasiaMainstay of treatmentCentral nervous systemAutosomal dominant disorderMonopolar cauterizationGraft uptakeCommon manifestationMucocutaneous tissuesSubjective improvementEffective treatmentEpistaxisVisceral organsPatientsSeptectomyNervous systemAbnormal angiogenesisPatient resultsTelangiectasia formationCombined procedure
2005
Outcome of Septal Dermoplasty in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Fiorella ML, Ross D, Henderson KJ, White RI. Outcome of Septal Dermoplasty in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. The Laryngoscope 2005, 115: 301-305. PMID: 15689755, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000154754.39797.43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaSeptal dermoplastySymptomatic liver diseaseCerebral arteriovenous malformationsHemorrhagic telangiectasiaArteriovenous malformationsLiver diseaseGastrointestinal tract bleedingPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsLife-threatening epistaxisTreatment of choiceQuality of lifeUnits 1 yearTract bleedingTransfusion requirementsOrgan involvementUnrelated causesConsecutive patientsSevere epistaxisRetrospective studySecond therapyMean ageGastrointestinal tractDermoplastyPatients
2003
Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Longacre AV, Gross CP, Proctor D, Henderson KJ, Gallitelli M, White R. Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2003, 98: 59. PMID: 12526937, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07185.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood transfusion requirementsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaTransfusion requirementsGI bleedingMean HbDrug therapyHHT patientsHemorrhagic telangiectasiaEthinyl estradiol/norethindroneHigher blood transfusion requirementsIndividual patient basisLower mean HbGastrointestinal bleedingMean followRed blood cellsConsecutive patientsEndoscopic treatmentSignificant bleedingMean ageClinical evaluationBleedingPatient basisPatientsOptimal managementAminocaproic acid