Frontal sinus surgery: Its evolution, present standard of care, and recommendations for current use

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 9 II, 2006, Pages 13-19

  Chiu, Alexander G ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Division of Rhinology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinitis; Chronic sinusitis; Frontal sinus

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; EVOLUTION; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOPLASTIC FLAP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHRONIC DISEASE; FRONTAL BONE; HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FRONTAL BONE; FRONTAL SINUS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748918695     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00034894061150s903     Document Type: Review

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