Osteomeatal complex obstruction is not associated with adjacent sinus disease in chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 401-403

  Leung, Randy M ^a   Kern, Robert C ^a   Conley, David B ^a   Tan, Bruce K ^a   Chandra, Rakesh K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT SINUS DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE POLYP; OSTEOMEATAL COMPLEX OBSTRUCTION; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL POLYPS; PARANASAL SINUSES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84455181500     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2011.25.3672     Document Type: Article

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