Little's or Kiesselbach's Area and Epistaxis

The Capillary Anastomosis Area In The Nose Where Nose Bleeding is Most Common: Kiesselbach's Area In the photo above, the area of superficial vascular anastomosis in the mucosa, marked in the pink round area and located just behind the columella, in the anterior part of the nasal septum, known as the Locus Kiesselbachi / Kiesselbach's area / Little's area / Kiesselbach's triangle It is an arterial anastomosis in the septum nasal mucosa; its location is known as the Locus Kiesselbachi / Kiesselbach's area / Little's area / Kiesselbach's triangle / Kiesselbach plexus . Little area is where epistaxis is most common. Arteries joining the Kiesselbach Plexus: - Anterior ethmoid artery (branch of ophthalmic artery) - Sphenopalatine artery (Terminal branch of the maxillary artery) - Arteria palatina major (branch of the maxillary artery) - Septal branches of superior labial artery (branch of facial artery) The Kiesselbach plexus is a vascular network consisting