A 10-year-old boy with recurrent nosebleeds is found to have bleeding from Kiesselbach's plexus. Which first-line management option is most commonly r...

Question

A 10-year-old boy with recurrent nosebleeds is found to have bleeding from Kiesselbach's plexus. Which first-line management option is most commonly recommended?

Accepted Answer

Silver nitrate cauterization

Answer

Anterior nasal packing

Answer

Sphenopalatine artery ligation

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Posterior packing

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Nasal cautery under general anaesthetic

MCQ (SBA): ENT & Ophthalmology

A 10-year-old boy with recurrent nosebleeds is found to have bleeding from Kiesselbach's plexus. Which first-line management option is most commonly recommended?