title: [Comparison of four techniques in the treatment of little's area epistaxis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe the most effective technique in the treatment of little's area epistaxis.
  
  
  METHODS
  851 patients were separately treated with four techniques. The effects of sclerosant mucosa injection, cryotherapy, CO2 laser and chemical cautery in the treatment of epistaxis were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The effective rate of sclerosant mucosa injection is 92.4%, CO2 laser 75.8%, Cryotherapy 76.4%, Chemical cautery 73.8%. No side effect was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sclerosant mucosa injection is superior to the others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Fourth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan 430033.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Tong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002425:Cautery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017679:Cryotherapy; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015911:Sclerotherapy