title: Simple device for chemical cauterization of posterior bleeding points in the nose.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alderson
mesh_terms: D002425:Cautery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019723:Endoscopes; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans