The 'triple technique' for treating stable Graves' ophthalmopathy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-50

  Tremolada, Carlo ^a,b   Tremolada, Monica Aschero ^b  

^a Clinica Villa Letizia ^*  (Italy)

^b Clinica Villa Letizia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EYELID; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MYOTOMY; ORBIT RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ESTHETICS; EYELIDS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MALE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; ORBIT;

EID: 0030949013     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199707000-00007     Document Type: Article

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