Asymptomatic lacrimal flow abnormalities in patients with septal deviations and turbinate hypertrophy

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-76

  Cervelli, V ^a   Gravante, G ^a   Colicchia, G M ^a   Grimaldi, M ^a   Bottini, D J ^a   Torcia, P L ^b   Garzione, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAN CARLO DI NANCY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic dacryocystography; Dacryocystography; Lacrimal ducts; Rhinoseptoplasty; Septal deviation; Turbinate hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTOGRAPHY; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE SEPTUM; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM DEVIATION; SEX RATIO; TEAR FLOW; TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; NASAL SEPTUM; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 37849008679     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-007-9009-6     Document Type: Article

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