Orbital infection as a complication of sinusitis: Are diagnostic and treatment trends changing?

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 771-775

  Younis, Ramzi T ^a   Lazar, Rande H ^a   Bustillo, Andres ^a   Anand, Vinod K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; ETHMOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0036846629     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130208101110     Document Type: Article

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