Wirach Chitsuthipakorn, Minh P Hoang, Dichapong Kanjanawasee, Kachorn Seresirikachorn, Kornkiat Snidvongs
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To analyze and compare the effects of epistaxis treatments for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) patients. RECENT FINDINGS: Of total of 21 randomized controlled trials (RCT), the data from 15 RCTs (697 patients, 7 treatments: timolol, propranolol, bevacizumab, doxycycline, tacrolimus, estriol/estradiol, and tranexamic acid) were pooled for the meta-analyses while the other 6 studies (treatments: electrosurgical plasma coagulation, KTP laser, postoperative packing, tamoxifen, sclerosing agent, and estriol) were reviewed qualitatively...
November 23, 2023: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports