Skull base osteomyelitis after maxillectomy: a rare complication

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-312

  Barber, A J ^a   Hanlon, R ^a   Rogers, S N ^a,b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complication; Maxillectomy; Osteomyelitis; Skull base

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AMELOBLASTOMA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MAXILLA RESECTION; NASOPHARYNX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS; SKULL BASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMELOBLASTOMA; CIPROFLOXACIN; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; SKULL BASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349287065     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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