Posterior epistaxis: Systematic review on the effectiveness of surgical therapies

Rhinology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 300-304

  Feusi, Binja ^a   Holzmann, David ^b   Steurer, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ligation of internal maxillary artery; Ligation of sphenopalatine artery; Posterior epistaxis; Rebleeding; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTERY LIGATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY NOSE; EPISTAXIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAXILLARY ARTERY; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MAXILLARY ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 29744438026     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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