Endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery (ELSA): a preliminary description
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 110 (1) , 27-30
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100132657
Abstract
Two cases of transantral endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery are presented, and the surgical technique described. The main advantage of this minimal access operation being avoidance of the morbidity associated with the conventional Caldwell-Luc approach.Keywords
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