The maxillary line: Anatomic characterization and clinical utility of an important surgical landmark

Laryngoscope

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 990-992

  Chastain, John B ^a   Cooper, Margaret H ^a   Sindwani, Raj ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR); Endoscopic sinus surgery; Lateral nasal wall; M point; Maxillary line; Surgical landmarks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL SAC; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY SINUS; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

CADAVER; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY SINUS; NASAL MUCOSA;

EID: 20144373462     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000163764.01776.10     Document Type: Article

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