The silent sinus syndrome: Diagnosis and surgical treatment

Rhinology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 308-316

  Bossolesi, Paolo ^a   Autelitano, Luca ^b   Brusati, Roberto ^c   Castelnuovo, Paolo ^d  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diplopia; Enopthalmos; Maxillary sinus; Silent sinus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT DISEASE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; SYNDROME;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57749117018     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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