Long-term stenting for chronic frontal sinus disease: Case series and literature review

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1216-1222

  Hunter, B ^a   Silva, S ^a   Youngs, R ^a   Saeed, A ^a   Varadarajan, V ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Frontal Sinus; Pathologic Constriction; Stents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC FRONTAL SINUS DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUCOCELE; OSTEOMA; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78649913409     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110001052     Document Type: Article

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