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An innovative method of nasal chemical cautery in active anterior epistaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

K Badran  and
A K Arya
K Badran
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK.
A K Arya
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK.
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Abstract

We present a method to cauterize an actively bleeding source in anterior epistaxis. In our experience, this method is efficient, provides full control of the bleeding, and ensures precise cautery of the bleeding source with minimal usage of chemical cautery sticks.

Keywords

EpistaxisCauterySurgical Procedures, Operative
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 9 , September 2005 , pp. 729 - 730
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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