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Kiesselbach's plexus

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1041: 40: 245:. There is contention as whether this is truly part of Kiesselbach's plexus. Most sources quote that it is not part of the plexus, but rather one of the blood supplies for the nasal septum itself. 605:
Ando, Yuji; Iimura, Jiro; Arai, Satoshi; Arai, Chiaki; Komori, Manabu; Tsuyumu, Matsusato; Hama, Takanori; Shigeta, Yasushi; Hatano, Atsushi; Moriyama, Hiroshi (February 2014).
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who published a paper on the area in 1884. The area may be called Little's area, Kiesselbach's area, or Kiesselbach's triangle.
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Doyle, DE (Mar 1986). "Anterior epistaxis: a new nasal tampon for fast, effective control".
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may use a nasal speculum to see that an anterior nosebleed comes from Kiesselbach's plexus.
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It runs vertically downwards just behind the columella, and crosses the floor of the
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A common mnemonic used to remember the arteries of the Kiesselbach's plexus is "
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Kiesselbach's plexus is an anastomosis of four or five arteries:
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Index

Little's area

nasal septum
nose
Anterior ethmoidal artery
sphenopalatine artery
greater palatine artery
superior labial artery
posterior ethmoidal artery
Nasal septum
Anatomical terminology
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anastomotic
arteries
nose
nasal septum
nosebleeds
anterior ethmoidal artery
ophthalmic artery
internal carotid artery
sphenopalatine artery
maxillary artery
external carotid artery
greater palatine artery
maxillary artery
external carotid artery
superior labial artery
facial artery
external carotid artery
posterior ethmoidal artery

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