Abstract:Objective To investigate the causes, emergency management of internal carotid artery rupture and hemorrhage in endoscopic salvage surgery for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods Clinical data of 2 patients with internal carotid artery rupture during the operation of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma from March 2020 to February 2021 in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University were analyzed retrospectively. Both patients underwent electromagnetic navigation assisted endoscopic transnasal nasopharyngectomy. After rupture of internal carotid artery, the two patients were treated with iodoform gauze for hemostasis during operation, and emergency internal carotid artery embolization was performed. Postoperative anti-infection, anticoagulation and symptomatic supportive treatment were adopted.Results After treatment, the vital signs of both patients were stable during the perioperative period without associated complications.Conclusions In patients with intermediate or advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, if the tumor is adjacent to, invading or circumventing the internal carotid artery, the status and compensation of the internal carotid artery should be fully assessed before operation. Once internal carotid artery rupture and bleeding occur during surgery, iodoform gauze filling and compression hemostasis should be adopted immediately and emergency interventional therapy should be performed, which can save the patient’s life and reduce the occurrence of complications such as cerebral infarction.