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.

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Significance/pathology

Eighty percent of nose bleeds (epistaxis) arise from Kiesselbach's area.^[1]

History

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

References

1. ^ Doyle DE. Anterior epistaxis: a new nasal tampon for fast, effective control. Laryngoscope. 1986 Mar;96(3):279-81.PMID 3951304.

See also

• Terms for anatomical location