A study of the maxillary and sphenopalatine arteries in the pterygopalatine fossa and at the sphenopalatine foramen

Rhinology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-270

  Chiu, Tor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arterial ligation; Epistaxis; Maxillary artery; Pterygopalatine fossa; Sphenopalatine artery; Sphenopalatine foramen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPISTAXIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAXILLARY ARTERY; NOSE CAVITY; TURBINATE; VASCULARIZATION;

EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; MAXILLARY ARTERY; NASAL CAVITY; TURBINATES;

EID: 70349685105     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin08.153     Document Type: Article

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