Review of balloon sinuplasty

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-9

  Vaughan, Winston C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon; Dilation; Endoscopic; Sinuplasty; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

BALLOON SINUPLASTY; CADAVER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FRONTAL SINUS; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

BALLOON DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 38149092632     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3282f5e955     Document Type: Review

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