The effect of the modified endoscopic lothrop procedure on the mucociliary clearance of the frontal sinus in an animal model

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-187

  Rajapaksa, S P ^a   Ananda, A ^a   Cain, T ^b   Oates, L ^b   Wormald, P J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Radiology Department   (United States)

^c Woodville SA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FRONTAL SINUS; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 3543077613     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240401800310     Document Type: Article

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