Kiesselbach's plexus

Kiesselbach's plexus

Kiesselbach's area, also Kiesselbach's plexus and Little's area, is a region in the anteroinferior part of the nasal septum, where the following arteries anastomose:

*anterior ethmoid artery,
*great palatine artery
*sphenopalatine artery and
*superior labial artery.

ignificance/pathology

Ninety percent of nose bleeds (epistaxis) arise from Kiesselbach's area. [Doyle DE. Anterior epistaxis: a new nasal tampon for fast, effective control. Laryngoscope. 1986 Mar;96(3):279-81.PMID 3951304.]

History

Kiesselbach's plexus is named after Wilhelm Kiesselbach (1839-1902) a German otolaryngologist.

References

ee also

*Terms for anatomical location

External links

* [http://www.utmb.edu/oto/Grand_Rounds_Earlier.dir/Epistaxis_1994.txt Epistaxis] - utmb.edu
* [http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic6.htm Nose Anatomy] - emedicine.com
* [http://www.fpnotebook.com/ENT/Exam/NslAntm.htm Nasal Anatomy] - fpnotebook.com


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