Endoscopic surgery experience of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

Abstract

Introduction: The juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (ANJ) is a benign, infrequent and highly vascularized tumor. It is locally aggressive, found almost only in adolescent male patients. The classical clinical presentation is recurrent epistaxis and nasal obstruction. Aim: To review the experience of exclusive endoscopic surgery for patients with ANJ by the rhinology team of Hospital del Salvador. Material and Method: Retrospective, cross sectio- nal, descriptive study with research of medical records of patients with exclusive endoscopic surgery treatment between January 2011 and June 2017. Results: 16 patients with a mean age of 17.2 years, 81% had nasal obstruction and epistaxis. All of them were embolized 48 to 24 hours prior surgery. Mean surgical time was 199 minutes. Estimated bleeding was 831 ml among all patients, with only one requiring blood transfusions, while 71% did not need nasal packing. Average length of hospital stay was 4.6 days. Only one patient had a recurrence after one year of surgery. Conclusion: Results of patients with ANJ treated in Hospital del Salvador reassert the success of the exclusive endoscopic surgery versus traditional open approaches, showing better results.