Locus Kiesselbachi
As kiesselbach's plexus ( synonym locus Kiesselbachii , locus Kiesselbach , Kiesselbach plexus , Kiesselbach-site , English and Little's area ) is referred to a highly vascularized mucosa which in the front lower part of the nasal septum, in the nasal septum , the transition from the outer skin in the ciliated epithelium of the nasal mucosa . It is mainly fed by the sphenopalatine artery , but there are also tributaries from the superior labial artery and the anterior ethmoid artery, the posterior ethmoid artery and the descending palatine artery .
Origin of name
The Kiesselbachi locus is named after the German ear, nose and throat doctor Wilhelm Kiesselbach (1839–1902).
meaning
In the Kiesselbachi locus, the nasal mucous membrane is particularly well supplied with blood due to the vascular plexuses running precapillary. Because of the superficial location of these, they tend to be injured or burst, often for no apparent reason, leading to nosebleeds ( Latin epistaxis ). The Kiesselbachi locus is therefore a predilection for the occurrence of nosebleeds.
Due to the strongly fluctuating external air pressure, mountaineers, pilots and fighter pilots in particular suffer from nosebleeds in the area of the Kiesselbachi locus.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Loeweneck: Diagnostic Anatomy. An aid to medical action. Springer, Berlin et al. 1981, ISBN 0-387-11078-X , p. 38.
- ↑ a b Fredo Günnel, Jürgen Knothe: ENT therapy primer. Edited for the needs in the Federal Republic of Germany. Steinkopff, Darmstadt 1975, ISBN 3-7985-0383-4 , pp. 7-9.