title: Transcaruncular electrocoagulation of anterior ethmoidal artery for the treatment of severe epistaxis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The irrigation of the upper third of the nasal fossa is supplied by the anterior ethmoidal artery. We describe a surgical technique to deal with epistaxis due to anterior ethmoidal artery bleeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2006 to March 2010 transcaruncular coagulation of the anterior ethmoidal artery was done on nine patients with epistaxis of the upper third of the nasal fossa.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The procedure was successful on all cases. No bleeding relapse, major complications, or nasal or orbital sequelae were present in any of the patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transcaruncular electrocoagulation of the anterior ethmoidal artery is a safe and effective technique to deal with upper third nasal fossa bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Patología Cérvico-facial, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain. e_morera@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morera
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Artigas
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrán
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrén
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trobat
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomás
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000601:surgery*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome