鼻出血为耳鼻喉科常见病,出血多发生于鼻中隔前下部(称Little氏区)。此处粘膜薄,有筛前动脉、筛后动脉、鼻腭动脉和上唇动脉鼻中隔支吻合成血管网,易受外伤出血。以往出血时多采用前鼻孔填塞,出血点烧灼及手术治疗,操作繁琐又增加病人痛苦。冷冻疗法为鼻出血增添了一种新的治疗方法,尤其对某些不适应作手术的疾病,儿童及老年患者更为适用。 Epistaxis is a common disease of otolaryngology, bleeding occurred in the lower part of the nasal septum (called Little’s area). Here mucosa, there are anterior ethmoidal artery, posterolateral artery, nasal palate artery and upper lip artery septal anastomosis vascular network, vulnerable to traumatic bleeding. In the past, hemorrhage often used before the nose packing, bleeding point surgery and surgery, cumbersome operation and increase patient pain. Cryotherapy has added a new treatment for epistaxis, especially for some ill-suited diseases, children and the elderly.