Safety and feasibility of balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus ostia: A preliminary investigation

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-299

  Brown, Christopher L ^a,d   Bolger, William E ^b,c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Maryland Sinus Clinic   (United States)

^c Scientific Advisory Board of Acclarent Inc

^d Burnet Tower   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balloon catheter; Dilation; Rhinosinusitis; Sinus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; MAXILLARY SINUS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SPHENOID SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646008290     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500407     Document Type: Article

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