Height and shape of the skull base as risk factors for skull base penetration during endoscopic sinus surgery

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-205

  Lee, Jong Cheol ^a   Song, Yong Jin ^b   Chung, Yoo Sam ^a   Lee, Bong Jae ^a   Yong, Ju Jang ^a,c  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gangneung Asan Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cribriform plate; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Fovea ethmoidalis; Skull base defect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33947417329     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940711600307     Document Type: Article

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