Ritleng intubation system for treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-391

  Pe, Mary Rose L ^a,c   Langford, John D ^a,b   Linberg, John V ^a,b   Schwartz, Terry L ^a,b   Sondhi, Naval ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDWEST EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILASTIC TUBE; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031893948     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.3.387     Document Type: Article

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