A secondary middle turbinate co-existing with an accessory middle turbinate: An unusual combination of two anatomic variations

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 429-431

  Lin, Yu Liang ^a   Lin, Yaoh Shiang ^a   Su, Wan Fu ^a   Wang, Chih Hung ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accessory middle turbinate; Secondary middle turbinate; Sinus surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MIDDLE TURBINATE; ACUTE SINUSITIS; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SECONDARY MIDDLE TURBINATE; SURGEON; TURBINATE;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUSES; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TURBINATES;

EID: 33646367462     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500395153     Document Type: Article

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