Severe avascular necrosis of the nasal chambers secondary to cocaine abuse

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 351-353

  Braverman, Itzhak ^a   Raviv, Eli ^a   Frenkiel, Saul ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; NOSE INJURY; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE;

COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL SEPTUM; NECROSIS; OROANTRAL FISTULA; PALATE, SOFT; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032739335     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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