The sphenoid sinus natural ostium is consistently medial to the superior turbinate

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-181

  Millar, D Anderson ^a   Orlandi, Richard R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHMOID SINUS; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARANASAL SINUS; SPHENOID; SPHENOID SINUS; TURBINATE;

EID: 33646268640     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240602000212     Document Type: Article

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