sphenopalatine artery

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SPA
Pronunciation
/ˈsfenəpəˌlætɪn ˈɑːrtəri/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Long-term Follow-up of Patients with Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities Treated by Electrocoagulation Endoscopic diathermy of the sphenopalatine artery(SPA) as the primary management for refractory epistaxis
  2. The arteries going straight through the sphenopalatine foramen were the sphenopalatine artery(SPA) or its branches.
  3. Applied anatomy of sphenopalatine artery(SPA)
  4. Results The reason of severe secondary bleeding was sphenopalatine artery(SPA) injury occurred about one week after operation. All cases were cured by endoscopic electric coagulation hemostasis and iodoform gauze packing.
  5. Conclusion Severe secondary bleeding may occur after nasal endoscopic surgery due to sphenopalatine artery(SPA) injury, bleeding often occurs about one week postoperatively. Endoscopic electric coagulation hemostasis as well as intranasal packing with is an effective method for treatment of severe secondary bleeding after nasal endoscopic surgery.

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