ENT Flashcards

1
Q

m/c site for posterior epistaxis

A

Woodruff plexus
* anastomosis between Sphenopalatine & Posterior pharyngeal

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2
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m/c cause of epistaxis in adults

A

HTN
(post. epistaxis)

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3
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Arterial ligation approaches

A
  • Maxillary A. → transantral
  • Sphenopalatine → Transnasal
  • Ant. Ethmoidal → transorbital
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