Balloon dilatation for treatment of resistant nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 241-244

  Hutcheson, Kelly A ^a   Drack, Arlene V ^a   Lambert, Scott R ^a  

^a EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031293187     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-8531(97)90045-8     Document Type: Article

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