美国外科医生詹姆斯·L·利特尔(James L. Little)于1879年首次描述了这个地区。很少有人将这个地区描述为“距离中间柱[隔膜]下半边约半英寸......”。
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Anatomical terms of location
参考
Moore, Keith L. et al. (2014) Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 7th Ed, p.959
Dhingra. Diseases of Ear,Nose and Throat. Elsevier.
Doyle, DE (Mar 1986). "Anterior epistaxis: a new nasal tampon for fast, effective control". The Laryngoscope. 96 (3): 279–81. doi:10.1288/00005537-198603000-00008. PMID 3951304.
Nasal Anatomy at eMedicine
Analysis of Epistaxis in Pregnancy, Little, J. L.: A hitherto undescribed lesion as a cause of epistaxis, with 4 cases, Hosp. Gaz., 6:5, March-Dec. 1879.