An improved, practical stent for choanal atresia and pyriform aperture stenosis repair

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-261

  Javia, Luv R ^a   Shah, Udayan K ^b   Germiller, John A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHOANA ATRESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DILATION AND EVACUATION; HUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PUNCTURE; PYRIFORM APERTURE STENOSIS; PYRIFORM CORTEX; SOFT PALATE; STENOSIS; STENT; SUTURE;

CHOANAL ATRESIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 59449084114     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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