Capillary hemangiomas of the nasal mucosa, which account for 20% of all benign tumors of the nose, are generally called “bleeding nasal polyps”, and there is fear of severe epistaxis during surgery. Therefore, some preoperation procedure such as cryotherapy, electrocoagulation, artery ligation or embolization, is necessary to prevent severe hemorrhage.
Recently we treated a 28-year-old-pregnant woman with a capillary hemangioma developing from her right inferior nasal turbinate. We performed embolization followed by surgery as an elective method of treatment.
The intraoperative blood loss was 640 ml. This technique is thought to be useful. Reports published from 1981 to 1994 indicated that hormonal receptors are an important factor in the etiology of capillary hemangiomas.