A retrospective analysis of spontaneous sphenoid sinus fistula: MR and CT findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-342

  Shetty, Prashant G ^a   Shroff, Manu M ^a   Fatterpekar, Girish M ^a   Sahani, Dushyant V ^a   Kirtane, Milind V ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CISTERNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; HERNIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHENOID SINUS;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033982203     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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