Life threatening intracranial complications of frontal sinus osteomas: Report of two cases

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1426-1430

  Brunori, A ^a   De Santis, S ^b   Bruni, P ^a   Delitala, A ^a   Giuffre, R ^b   Chiappetta, F ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frontal sinus; Intracranial complications; Mucocoeles; Osteoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCELE; OSTEOMA; PARANASAL SINUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030452426     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411121     Document Type: Article

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