Journal of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology of Shandong University ›› 2025, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 100-107.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1673-3770.0.2024.224

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Syndrome differentiation treatment and understanding of traditional Chinese medicine in carotid blowout syndrome

GU Zhanxin1, ZHAO Zhouyang1, ZHANG Xiaobin1, YANG Yimei1, HUANG Lijin1, HUANG Yan1,2   

  1. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, Gangdong, China2. Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, Gangdong, China
  • Online:2025-07-20 Published:2025-08-11

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Abstract: Carotid blowout syndrome is one of the acute and critical complications secondary to the comprehensive treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In the field of traditional medicine of the motherland, due to different clinical manifestations, it can be classified as “hang sang yan”, “bi nv” or “bi hong”. The treatment of carotid blowout syndrome is a comprehensive treatment model. It can be treated with a multi-disciplinary approach. Traditional Chinese medicine intervention plays an important role in the clinical symptoms and prognosis of CBS patients. It can be improving the clinical symptoms and the quality of life of patients. In this paper, we cover the carotid blowout syndrome recognizing and syndrome differentiation treatment. We examine the name,“hang sang yan”,and its connotations,as well as discuss the etiology,pathological mechanism,and Integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing and recuperation. In order to provide a reference for the treatment of carotid blowout syndrome.

Key words: Carotid blowout syndrome, Hang sang yan, Bi nv, Bi hong, Traditional Chinese medicine, Syndrome differentiation treatment

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