Posterior sinus of the middle ear

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 457-461

  Holt, James J ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesteatoma; Posterior sinus; Posterior tympanum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEATOMA; EARDRUM; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; POSTERIOR SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; TYMPANIC SINUS; VESTIBULE;

EID: 34250858183     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940711600611     Document Type: Article

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