Late periorbital haemorrhage following functional endoscopic sinus surgery: A caution for potential day case surgery

BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Arya, Arvind Kumar ^a   Machin, David ^a   Al Jassim, Hadi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; NOSE; ORBIT DISEASE; ORBIT EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SINUS NODE; SINUSITIS; SWELLING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33745765690     PISSN: 14726815     EISSN: 14726815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6815-6-11     Document Type: Article

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