Fracture of bony lamellae within the frontal recess after balloon catheter dilatation

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-59

  Khalid, Ayesha N ^a   Smith, Timothy L ^a   Anderson, James C ^a   Mace, Jess ^a   Sautter, Nathan B ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon; Catheter; Computed tomography; Dilatation; Draf I; Fracture; Frontal recess; Frontal sinus; Frontal sinus outflow tract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FRONTAL SINUS; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NASAL BONE; NOSE FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

BALLOON DILATATION; CADAVER; FRACTURES, BONE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75749117518     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3419     Document Type: Article

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