Primary surgical repair of traumatic lacerations of the lacrimal canaliculi

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-163

  MacGillivray, Raymond F ^a   Stevens, Mark R ^b   Miami, Fla ^c  

^a University ^*

^b Department of Surgery

^c Department of Surgery

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MICROSURGERY; REVIEW; STENT;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MICROSURGERY; STENTS;

EID: 0030077507     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(96)80406-9     Document Type: Article

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