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Silver nitrate cautery of anterior epistaxis

Silver nitrate cautery of anterior epistaxis

(A) Keisselbach's plexus is hyperemic with a slight suggestion of oozing. Note that the area for cauterization is dry.

(B) Successful cauterization of the area which now has a white eschar.
Courtesy of Glenn Isaacson, MD.
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