The excised preauricular sinus in 14 years of experience: Is there a problem?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1405-1408

  Gur, Eyal ^a   Yeung, Albert ^b   Al Azzawi, Manef ^b   Thomson, Hugh ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR CARTILAGES; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031721012     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199810000-00012     Document Type: Article

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