Simple device for chemical cauterization of posterior bleeding points in the nose.
Epistaxis in adults often arises from a posteriorly-placed bleeding point. This paper describes a method of cauterizing these vessels under endoscopic control using simple materials found in most ENT departments, thus avoiding the need for more specialist equipment.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK.
D002425:Cautery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019723:Endoscopes; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans