Selective irrigation of paranasal sinuses in the treatment of recalcitrant chronic sinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 371-373

  Moshaver, Ali ^a   Velazquez Villasenor, Louis ^a   Lavigne, Francois ^b   Witterick, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS ANTROSTOMY TUBE; NASAL LAVAGE; PARANASAL SINUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUSES; PILOT PROJECTS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 77957600204     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3487     Document Type: Article

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