title: Demonstration of the nasal septal branches of the sphenopalatine artery by use of a new intravascular injection method.
abstract: We injected a new injection material into the external carotid artery using a new method, which led to the successful demonstration of the nasal septal branches of the sphenopalatine artery in human cadavers. The result shows the trunk of the artery divided into three main branches, the upper two of which run toward Little's area. We believe that the knowledge of septal branches, shown in a photograph, is very useful, not only for nasal treatment, but also for anatomic demonstration to students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004210:Dissection; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008438:Maxillary Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000432:Methanol; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000098:blood supply*; D011145:Polyvinyls
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D011145:Polyvinyls; C013215:polyvinyl acetate; D000432:Methanol