The role of antifungal therapy in the prevention of recurrent allergic fungal rhinosinusitis after functional endoscopic sinus surgery: A randomized, controlled study

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Khalil, Yaser ^a   Tharwat, Adel ^a   Abdou, Asmaa Gaber ^a   Essa, Enas ^a   Essawy, Abdel Hamid ^a   Elnakib, Osama ^a   Elnaidany, Nada Farag ^b  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b October University for Modern Sciences and Arts   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUTICASONE; ITRACONAZOLE; LORATADINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC FUNGAL SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL LAVAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 80052532433     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556131109000815     Document Type: Article

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