Endoscopic Ligation of the Sphenopalatine Artery for Refractory Posterior Epistaxis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 261-264

  Wormald, Peter John ^a,c   Wee, Desmond T H ^a   Van Hasselt, C Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASOPHARYNX; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034222301     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/105065800779954455     Document Type: Article

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