History of epistaxis since the ancient times to the first half of the XXth century
Olóriz Marín, J.A.; Prim Espada, M.P.; de Diego Sastre, J.I.
Anales Otorrinolaringologicos Ibero-Americanos 34(5): 505-515
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8874 PMID: 18030856 Document Number: 613881
Epistaxis is one of the more frequent entities in the otolaryngological practice. The term is attributed to CULLEN (1785). Since them, multiple theories concerning etiology, clinical manifestacions, diagnosis and management have been reported in the medical literature. Nevertheless, an impressive improvement of awareness about these questions have emerged in the last half of past century. The objective of this work is to revise the history of epistaxis since the ancient times to the first half of the 20th century.