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. 2010 Fall;10(3):176-8.

Epistaxis: a common problem

Adil Fatakia  1 , Ryan Winters, Ronald G Amedee
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Epistaxis: a common problem

Adil Fatakia et al. Ochsner J. 2010 Fall.
No abstract available

Keywords: Epistaxis; nose bleeds.

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Blood supply of the nasal septum: (1) anterior ethmoidal artery, (2) posterior ethmoidal artery, (3) sphenopalatine artery, (4) greater (anterior division) and lesser (posterior division) palatine arteries, (5) greater palatine artery, (6) superior labial artery, and (7) Kiesselbach plexus.
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