Variations in paranasal sinus anatomy: Implications for the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis and safety of endoscopic sinus surgery

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-37

  Nouraei, S A R ^a   Elisay, A R ^b   DiMarco, A ^c   Abdi, R ^b   Majidi, H ^b   Madani, S A ^b   Andrews, P J ^d  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy of paranasal sinuses; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SURGERY; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; RISK FACTOR;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUSES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TURBINATES;

EID: 64549123120     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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