Cholesteatoma of the external ear canal: Etiological factors, symptoms and clinical findings in a series of 48 cases

BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Owen, Hanne H ^a   Rosborg, Jørn ^b   Gaihede, Michael ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Dronning Ingrids Hospital   (Greenland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEATOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EAR PRURITUS; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL EAR DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; MALE; MASTOID; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE EAR; OCCLUSION; OTALGIA; OTORRHEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 33847285629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6815-6-16     Document Type: Article

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