The Prevalence of Anatomical Variations in Osteomeatal Unit in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-194

  Azila, A ^a   Irfan, M ^a   Rohaizan, Y ^b   Shamim, A K ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Paranasal sinus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NOSE SEPTUM; PARANASAL SINUS; PREVALENCE; RHINOSINUSITIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; NASAL SEPTUM; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TURBINATES;

EID: 80054115421     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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