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Simple device for chemical cauterization of posterior bleeding points in the nose
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2006
Abstract
Epistaxis in adults often arises from a posteriorly-placed bleeding point. This paper describes a method of cauterizing these vessels under endoscopic control using simple materials found in most ENT departments, thus avoiding the need for more specialist equipment.
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- Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000
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