Indications for orbital exenteration in mucormycosis

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 286-291

  Hargrove, Roderick N ^a   Wesley, Ralph E ^a,b   Klippenstein, Kimberly A ^b   Fleming, James C ^a   Haik, Barrett G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVISCERATION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; FRONTAL SINUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUCORMYCOSIS; ORBITAL EXENTERATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ENUCLEATION; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; ORBIT EVISCERATION; ORBITAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33747091691     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iop.0000225418.50441.ee     Document Type: Article

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