Minimally invasive sinus technique: What is it? Should we consider it?

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-37

  Catalano, Peter J ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sinus surgery; Minimally invasive; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ETHMOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARANASAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; PARANASAL SINUSES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 1642438991     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-200402000-00010     Document Type: Review

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