Balloon sinuplasty: Not ready for prime time

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 789-790

  Lanza, Donald C ^a   Kennedy, David W ^b  

^a St Anthony's Carillon Outpatient Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; BALLOON SINUPLASTY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NOTE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 33750071722     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611501013     Document Type: Note

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