Endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery as a primary management of severe posterior epistaxis in patients with coagulopathy

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Shah, Anand G ^a   Stachler, Robert J ^a   Krouse, John H ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SPHENOPALATINE ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; COMORBIDITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MICROSURGERY; SPHENOID SINUS; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MICROSURGERY; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 24944479047     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130508400514     Document Type: Article

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