Rapid development of bilateral internal carotid artery aneurysm from sphenoid sinus aspergillosis

Skull Base Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 211-214

  Wilson, William R ^a,b   Hawrych, Andrew ^a,b   Olan, Wayne ^a,b  

^a Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 0032422770     PISSN: 10521453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058185     Document Type: Article

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