Characteristics of isolated sphenoid sinus aspergilloma: Report of twelve cases and literature review

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-217

  Lee, Ta Jen ^a   Huang, Shiang Fu ^a,b   Chang, Po Hung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspergilloma; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Isolated sphenoid sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISOLATED SPHENOID SINUS ASPERGILLOMA; MALE; NOSE MUCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINUSITIS; SPHENOID SINUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 62449248353     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911800309     Document Type: Article

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